keybase / keybase/client

Cannot look up any keybase.io hostnames

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Description

dustin@ramanujan ~ $ keybase id wcosta
▶ ERROR API network error: Get https://api.keybase.io/_/api/1.0/user/lookup.json?fields=basics%2Cpublic_keys%2Cpictures&multi=1&username=wcosta: dial tcp: lookup api.keybase.io: No address associated with hostname (error 1601)

any operation I preform gives me this sort of error.

dustin@ramanujan ~ $ keybase version
Client:  1.0.16
Service: 1.0.16
dustin@ramanujan ~ $ host api.keybase.io
api.keybase.io has address 54.84.82.15

I'm guessing something in the go resolver is failing? I have seen this on many networks now.

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Research direction

Start by reproducing the keybase id wcosta failure and comparing it with host api.keybase.io, as shown in the report. Investigate the Go resolver behavior across the affected networks; done means Keybase operations can resolve keybase.io hostnames reliably.

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Tech stack
go
Domain
networking
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
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