keybase / keybase/client

Cannot export private key from the keybase website

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Description

Connected with log sent directly from the console:
I cannot export my key from the keybase website.

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After entering proper pass-phrase i get following error:

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my log id: ac15698bfafe61f18ecbf81c

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Research direction

Start with the supplied console log identified by ac15698bfafe61f18ecbf81c and the two screenshots, then trace the website's private-key export flow and reproduce the failure after a valid passphrase. Done means the key exports successfully with the correct passphrase and the failure has regression coverage.

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Assessment

Domain
cryptography, security
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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