keybase / keybase/client

"Failed to decrypt text." in desktop app, but works in Terminal

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Description

Keybase GUI Version: 5.4.2-20200424204055+7b0bbf1e3c

**Observered behaviour:**
I encrypted a text for myself via the web interface and tried to decrypt it within the crypto tab of the desktop app (for presentation purposes in preparation for a workshop on encryption). However, the app comes up with the error message "Failed to decrypt text."

Decrypting via keybase pgp decrypt -m "message" in Terminal works though.

**System**:
MacOS (latest stable)

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Research direction

Start with the desktop app's crypto tab and compare its decryption path with the working `keybase pgp decrypt -m "message"` command. Reproduce the failure on macOS using the stated Keybase GUI version; done means text encrypted for the user through the web interface decrypts successfully in the desktop app.

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Assessment

Tech stack
go, macos
Domain
cryptography, desktop
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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