keybase / keybase/client

URL Proof failing if not in .well-known

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Description

Just tried to verify a domain, placed keybase.txt in the root of the webdir.

Verified that is supplied by the webserver,

Tried to verify with the browser, it fails. Trying a number of times while watching the logs it still fails.

It seems to hit /.well-known/keybase.txt first, get 404 and then hit /keybase.txt

But ignore the 200 on the second attempt

108.162.219.90 - - [13/Jul/2017:04:00:53 -0400] "GET /.well-known/keybase.txt HTTP/1.1" 404 136 "-" "keybase-proofs/2.1.14"  
108.162.219.90 - - [13/Jul/2017:04:00:53 -0400] "GET /keybase.txt HTTP/1.1" 200 1675 "-" "keybase-proofs/2.1.14"

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The report names no source files, tests, or entry points. Reproduce the verification with keybase.txt available at /keybase.txt but not /.well-known/keybase.txt, then trace the URL-proof requests and add coverage so a successful root-path response is accepted as done.

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Assessment

Tech stack
go
Domain
authentication
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
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Newbie friendliness
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