keyring: update documentation (#8839)

* keyring: update documentation * Update docs/run-node/keyring.md Co-authored-by: Barrie Byron <barrie.byron@tendermint.com> * Update docs/run-node/keyring.md Co-authored-by: Barrie Byron <barrie.byron@tendermint.com> Co-authored-by: Barrie Byron <barrie.byron@tendermint.com> Co-authored-by: mergify[bot] <37929162+mergify[bot]@users.noreply.github.com>
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@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@ client.
 designed to meet users' most common needs and provide them with a comfortable
 experience without compromising on security.

+The recommended backends for headless environments are `file` and `pass`.
+
 ### The `file` backend

 The `file` backend more closely resembles the keybase implementation used prior to
@@ -82,12 +84,6 @@ $ pass init <GPG_KEY_ID>
 Replace `<GPG_KEY_ID>` with your GPG key ID. You can use your personal GPG key or an alternative
 one you may want to use specifically to encrypt the password store.

-### The `test` backend
-
-The `test` backend is a password-less variation of the `file` backend. Keys are stored
-unencrypted on disk. This backend is meant for testing purposes only and **should never be used
-in production environments**.
-
 ### The `kwallet` backend

 The `kwallet` backend uses `KDE Wallet Manager`, which comes installed by default on the
@@ -95,6 +91,19 @@ GNU/Linux distributions that ships KDE as default desktop environment. Please re
 [KWallet Handbook](https://docs.kde.org/stable5/en/kdeutils/kwallet5/index.html) for more
 information.

+### The `test` backend
+
+The `test` backend is a password-less variation of the `file` backend. Keys are stored
+unencrypted on disk.
+
+**Provided for testing purposes only. The `test` backend is not recommended for use in production environments**.
+
+### The `memory` backend
+
+The `memory` backend stores keys in memory. The keys are immediately deleted after the program has exited.
+
+**Provided for testing purposes only. The `memory` backend is not recommended for use in production environments**.
+
 ## Adding keys to the keyring

 ::: warning