Login without creating a device key
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Description
Is it possible to keybase login without creating a device key?
I liked the way keybase worked before device keys were introduced, and I don't want to use device keys. Is there a hidden commandline option like --no-device-keys, and if not, could you add one?
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Research direction
Start at the keybase login entry point and trace how device keys are handled; the issue names no source file or test. Confirm whether an opt-out is supported, then define the behavior and tests needed for login without creating a device key.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- go
- Domain
- authentication
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100