keybase / keybase/client

Feature Request: Tails compatibility

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Description

When I install keybase on tails, it can't connect to the API because of Tails restrictions. Not sure how to work around, but the tor functionality doesn't seem to do it.

amnesia@amnesia:~/Desktop$ keybase -tor-mode leaky login
How would you like to sign this install of Keybase?

(1) Use an existing device
(2) Use a paper key
(3) Use my Keybase passphrase
Choose a signing option: 2
▶ ERROR API network error: Get https://keybase.io/_/api/1.0/key/owner.json?kid=0120cc6e52bd9eba5c3f331cf03e772053f1c80aaefd9875c789c60f57df408003fe0a: dial tcp 54.84.133.185:443: getsockopt: connection refused (error 1601)

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Research direction

Begin with the reported keybase -tor-mode leaky login command and the API connection error shown in the issue. Investigate how Tails restrictions affect this connection and how the existing Tor functionality is intended to work; done means Keybase can connect to the API on Tails.

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Assessment

Tech stack
go
Domain
networking, operating-systems
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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