keybase / keybase/client

`keybase team request-access` claims to hide team existence, but `keybase team create` reveals it

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Description

If I request access to a team that already exists, I get a privacy-preserving message:

~> keybase team request-access $existing_team
If "$existing_team" exists, an email has been sent to its admins, notifying of your request for access.

However, if I try to create the team, I can see whether it already exists:

~> keybase team create $existing_team
▶ ERROR team already exists (code 2619)

I'm not sure it's a bad thing to reveal the existence of teams, but these two things are not consistent :)

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Research direction

Start by comparing the privacy behavior of keybase team request-access and keybase team create for an existing team. The issue does not specify which behavior should change, so completion requires deciding and documenting a consistent treatment of team existence.

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Assessment

Tech stack
go
Domain
cli, security
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
30/100

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