PGP key import error: 'no valid primary key self-signature'
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Description
Hi all,
I'm running the latest version of Mac OS and am repeatedly getting this error when I try to import my PGP key via terminal command "keybase pgp select."
▶ ERROR key generation error: no valid primary key self-signature or key(s) have expired (Signature failure in packet 1: rejecting insecure hash SHA1 (**[REDACTED KEY]**)) (error 905)
(Yes, I redacted my key above. That's not actually in the message.)
Anybody else having this issue? PGP import used to work for me, but then I got a new email address and needed to change it. Now I can't import it at all.
Thanks!
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Research direction
Reproduce the failure on macOS using the terminal command `keybase pgp select` and capture the reported primary-key self-signature and SHA1 errors. Check the issue's behavior when importing a PGP key after changing its email address; done means identifying a reproducible cause and restoring or clearly documenting successful import behavior.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- macos
- Domain
- cryptography, security
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 20/100