Unhelpful and scary error message for `keybase device remove X`
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Description
I got the following error message when trying to remove a device I no longer have access to:
Are you sure you want to delete this device? If you do, you can lose KBFS access to:
* private/me,foo
* private/bar,me
* private/baz,me
This is a bad, scary message.
The message says "can lose KBFS access". Will I or won't I?
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Research direction
Start with the keybase device remove X command and reproduce the confirmation message for a device that is no longer accessible. Trace how the KBFS access warning is generated, then make the outcome unambiguous about whether access will be lost and verify the revised message.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- go
- Domain
- cli, security
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100