keybase / keybase/client

Feature Request: Desktop application UI to work with PGP

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Description

❤️ Keybase team
To make it easier for non-technical users to work with PGP encryption functionality of Keybase, it would be great to add PGP encrypt/decrypt capability to Desktop UI.
At the moment, one have to direct users to open their terminals and use cli commands, which is somewhat frightening to less technical users.
```
keybase pgp decrypt -i encrypted_file.txt.asc
```

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Research direction

The issue names no files or tests; begin with the existing `keybase pgp decrypt -i encrypted_file.txt.asc` CLI flow and determine which desktop UI entry point should expose it. Done would require a defined desktop workflow for both PGP encryption and decryption without terminal commands, including an agreed scope and validation path.

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Assessment

Domain
cryptography, desktop-dev
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
20/100

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