keybase / keybase/client

Unknown error: BAD_SESSION / Failure in verify PDPKA5

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Description

I have error BAD_SESSION when trying to login online. I tried to recover my account using paper keys, none of them works, it reads that my device is revoked

ERROR bad session: server rejected session; is your device revoked?

All paper keys are gone and I am sure they're the right one, as I kept them safe! How this is possible, please explain?!
My account: https://keybase.io/itnok20

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Research direction

Start by searching the client for the BAD_SESSION error and the verify PDPKA5 path, then inspect how login and paper-key recovery handle revoked devices. The issue provides no file, test, or reproducible steps beyond the reported account error, so done would require identifying and correcting the cause of the rejected session and verifying recovery behavior.

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Assessment

Tech stack
go
Domain
authentication, security
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
15/100

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