private void createkeybutton_ontap(object sender, Windows.UI.Xaml.Input.TappedRoutedEventArgs e)
        {
            PgpPublicKeyRing publicKey;
            PgpSecretKeyRing privateKey;

            PGP.GenerateKeyPair(userid_box.Text, password_box.Text, out publicKey, out privateKey);

            KeyStore.Instance.StoreKeyPair(privateKey, publicKey);

            // todo: some key-generating loading animation

            // navigate to next tutorial slide
            this.Frame.Navigate(typeof(TutorialPage));
        }