keybase / keybase/client

boxing error: unable to get crypt keys: Error unboxing teamEK@generation:615 missing use rEK@generation:1509

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Description

About once per day my keybase server fails and begins to report this message when attempting to send a message "boxing error: unable to get crypt keys: Error unboxing teamEK@generation:615 missing use
rEK@generation:1509"

Simply restarting does not always solve the issue, often I have to restore a backup of my keybase profile (~/.config/keybase, ~/.local/share/keybase)

my log id: 54ad0e7eba75b6971c53501c

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Research direction

Start with the reported log entry and the Keybase profile locations (~/.config/keybase and ~/.local/share/keybase); no source file, test, or entry point is named. Reproduce the recurring boxing and unboxing failure, identify its cause, and verify that messaging no longer reports the missing key error after recovery.

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Assessment

Tech stack
go
Domain
cryptography, security
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
20/100

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