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Keybase UIDs

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Description

The Keybase developers have UIDs attached to their OpenPGP certificates which do not contain their name but their Keybase profile URL without protocol.

These look like this:

```
keybase.io/max (v0.0.1)
keybase.io/chris
```

As they are the developers, they own the keybase.io domain. Therefore it is likely that they actually have email addresses set up at these locations. Now I noticed other people having similar UIDs.

Like this:

```
keybase.io/someuser
```

Is there some kind of documentation about the meanings of this? Or can users actually have a mailbox at Keybase. Maybe this is just a user copying the behavior of the developers without knowing why? If so, is it still recommended to have such a UID? Without an email address part maybe?

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Research direction

Start with the Keybase UID examples in the issue body and determine the documented meaning of the profile-style UID and email-like suffix. Done means adding or updating documentation that answers whether these addresses are mailboxes and states the recommended UID form.

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Assessment

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

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