Unable to remove PGP key without first removing private key
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Description
keybase logs an error when attempting to remove a PGP key with both the public and encrypted private key uploaded. If I remove the private encrypted key I can then successfully drop the public key.
First failure:
$ keybase pgp drop '01015b2232e4590a043fe229e74150f5a402d1db7ff421912153020849250b0dbd540a'
▶ ERROR DB error
After removing the encrypted private key through Keybase.io:
$ keybase pgp drop '01015b2232e4590a043fe229e74150f5a402d1db7ff421912153020849250b0dbd540a'
▶ INFO Revoking KIDs:
▶ INFO 01015b2232e4590a043fe229e74150f5a402d1db7ff421912153020849250b0dbd540a
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Research direction
Start by reproducing the keybase pgp drop command with both public and encrypted private keys present, then trace the reported DB error from the PGP drop entry point. Done means the public key can be dropped without first removing the encrypted private key, with a regression test covering that state.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- go
- Domain
- cryptography, security
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100