keybase / keybase/client

Decryption issue?

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Description

I received a keybase-gpg encoded message from a friend:

-----BEGIN PGP MESSAGE-----
Version: Keybase OpenPGP v2.0.51
Comment: https://keybase.io/crypto
...
-----END PGP MESSAGE-----

I saved the entire blob into a file and used keybase pgp decrypt -i to decrypt it:

seth@schroeder:~$ keybase pgp decrypt -i rory.txt
▶ ERROR decrypt error: unable to find a PGP decryption key for this message

However: gpg -d < rory.txt worked fine.

What am I doing wrong?

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Research direction

Reproduce the report using the provided PGP message and compare keybase pgp decrypt -i rory.txt with gpg -d < rory.txt. Determine why the Keybase command cannot find a decryption key; done means identifying the required key or input handling and documenting or fixing the discrepancy.

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Assessment

Domain
cli, cryptography, security
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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