keybase / keybase/client

Fully act as a keyserver

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Description

The one truly missing feature that Keybase should have had from much earlier is to fully replace existing public PGP key servers.

It should be possible to search through Keybase any PGP keys available to commonly known public keyserver. MIT, and Ubuntu to name a couple.

Then any PGP keys that Keybase users has should be automatically pushed and sync to public key servers as well.

So they are easily found by non Keybase users for sending encrypted messages.

Thank you

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The issue names no files, tests, or entry points. Start by clarifying the required interoperability with commonly known public PGP keyservers, including search and synchronization, and consider the work done when Keybase can provide both capabilities for non-Keybase users.

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Assessment

Tech stack
go
Domain
cryptography, security
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
18/100

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