keybase / keybase/client

`keybase pgp import` asks for keybase passphrase instead of key passphrase

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Description

When I ran keybase pgp import I got the following dialog box:

pinentry-qt4. Please enter the PGP key passphrase to unlock the secret key for: user: Wolfgang Faust (Public Key) ... Reason: Import of key into keybase keyring. Your keybase passphrase:

Note that it's asking for my keybase passphrase, but what it really wants is the PGP key passphrase.

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Research direction

Start at the keybase pgp import command and reproduce the dialog shown in the issue to trace which passphrase is requested during key import. Done means the prompt requests the PGP key passphrase rather than the Keybase passphrase, with the import still completing successfully.

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Assessment

Tech stack
go
Domain
cli, cryptography
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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