keybase / keybase/client

Cannot export someone's public key from cli

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Description

I have been trying to export someone's public key with keybase cli, to be able to import it in gpg for example.

First I used keybase pull to get the public key, but keybase pgp export seems to only work for my own key.

Thanks,
Clement

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Research direction

Start by reproducing the reported keybase pull and keybase pgp export CLI behavior, then trace the PGP export command's handling of the selected key. Done means the CLI can export another user's public key in a format that can be imported into GPG.

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Assessment

Tech stack
go
Domain
cli, cryptography, security
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
30/100

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