keybase / keybase/keybase-issues

cannot upload ascii-export private key

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Description

I type:

$ gpg --export-secret-key --armour [my email]

copy and paste into secret-key window, get:

Error: Error: unknown cipher: 2

or:

Error: Error: unknown tailer

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Research direction

Reproduce the reported flow with `gpg --export-secret-key --armour [my email]`, then paste the resulting text into the secret-key window and record which error appears. Trace the secret-key upload entry point to determine how the ASCII export is parsed; done means a valid exported private key is accepted without the reported errors.

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Assessment

Domain
security
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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