keybase / keybase/client

cannot access account ("Server rejected session; is your device revoked?")

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Description

When I try to login to my account it says "Server rejected session; is your device revoked?"

When I try to do a password recovery with the paper key it says "ERROR CODE 202 - server rejected session; is your device revoked? in method keybase.1.login.recoverPassphrase"

username: joshuaacasey
email: jacnoc@protonmail.com
Devices that /should/ be listed on account but are somehow unable to be used to access account: Pixel3a (phone), PixelbookGo_2-21-2020 (Computer), Win10-SSD-2013 (computer), homeserver-Ubuntu180404_2020-04-17 (Computer), and Paper Key

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Research direction

No source file or test is identified. Start by tracing the login flow and the keybase.1.login.recoverPassphrase method, then reproduce the rejected-session error with the listed account devices and paper key. Done means identifying a reproducible cause and covering the affected login or recovery path with a test.

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Assessment

Tech stack
go
Domain
authentication
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
20/100

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