keybase / keybase/client

Failed to parse public key at position 0, Bad key family: No key found

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Description

My log id: a6fc0a13730bc2dcb36ec71c

I'm having trouble logging into keybase on my mac. Neither the app nor the command line work. The error shown is:

▶ NOTICE Failed to parse public key at position 0
▶ ERROR Bad key family: No key found for 0111ed0fe109f952017700a18066e505f4ed056613d208f2e5cb0aafbd7cb7db95340a

I believe I am using a fairly old PGP key I made in 2004. As I have not read up on how to migrate to a new key, I'd like to continue using the one I have for a while longer. Can you tell from the log I sent you whether the key is the problem?

Disclaimer: I only installed keybase (and gpg2) today, I have my account since 2014 though.

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The report names the macOS app, command-line client, Keybase, and gpg2, but no source file, test, or entry point. Start by locating the public-key parsing and key-family error paths, then reproduce the supplied log case; the report does not define what a successful fix should be.

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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
18/100

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