keybase / keybase/client

Can't change Keybase password

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Description

I am trying to update my Keybase password, but every time I try to reset it (via either the browser or the Keybase client) I'm seeing the following error:

no valid primary key self-signature or key(s) have expired (error 909)

I'm not sure if it's related to this issue I had back in 2016 - #1998. I know that I generally see lots of the following errors when performing actions on my account, so I'm not sure if this is related:

WARNING Bad subkey: openpgp: invalid data: subkey signature invalid: openpgp: invalid data: signing subkey is missing cross-signature

Others had suggested it might be an expired PGP key, but all of my PGP keys should be up to date.

my log id: 8196d3fd9fe2d59da7b7691c

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Research direction

Start with the supplied log id 8196d3fd9fe2d59da7b7691c and review the password-reset behavior in both the browser and Keybase client. Compare the error 909 with the reported primary-key and missing cross-signature warnings. Done means identifying the cause of the failed reset and documenting a reproducible fix.

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Assessment

Tech stack
go
Domain
authentication, cryptography, security
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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