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twitter proof already exists but failed profile
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Description
- My twitter account is public.
- I have included "Verifying myself" in my twitter proof.
Verifying myself: I am sherylcarr on Keybase.io. Ew0WGj_cr07NIsI6AemIVWGnnoWN_1q
wiQVO / https://keybase.io/sherylcarr/sigs/Ew0WGj_cr07NIsI6AemIVWGnnoWN_1qwiQVO
- My command prompt says:
C:\Users\Billy>keybase prove twitter scarrbondale
You already have proven you are scarrbondale at twitter; overwrite? [y/n] n
error: Proof already exists.
- My profile says:
This proof has failed.

This proof has failed"
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Research direction
Start by reproducing the reported `keybase prove twitter scarrbondale` flow and compare its “Proof already exists” result with the profile’s failed-proof state. Done means the existing Twitter proof can be refreshed or replaced and the profile reports it as valid.
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Assessment
- Domain
- authentication
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100