PGP key installed in Keybase on comp1, then comp2 cannot find secret key
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Description
I installed Keybase firstly on an iMac, imported the PGP key and was able to sign something, albeit it came out as an encrypted signature, not just a plain signature.
I had also installed Keybase on a MacPro. The PGP key shows as registered in Keybase, but if I try to use it (in Terminal), unlike on the iMac it says "▶ ERROR No secret key available".
Will this simply be okay after a restart? Meanwhile I will try to get the rest of the process done on the iMac instead of the MacPro.
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Reproduce the reported behavior by checking the imported PGP key in Keybase on both the iMac and MacPro, then run the same signing command in Terminal on each machine. Confirm whether the MacPro can access the secret key and whether signing behaves as expected; the issue names no files or tests to inspect.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- macos
- Domain
- cryptography
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
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- 20/100