keybase / keybase/client

Error: need 34 bytes per EdDSA value

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Description

I get the following error when I upload my public key, " Error: need 34 bytes per EdDSA value ". Please advise. My public key is here http://pgp.mit.edu/pks/lookup?op=get&search=0x70098A1705AE6065 .

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No source file or test is named. Start at the public-key upload path and trace the EdDSA value-length validation, using the linked public key to reproduce the error; done means the key is accepted or the failure is clearly explained and covered by a regression test.

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Tech stack
go
Domain
cryptography, security
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
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