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Passphrase on Decrypt

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Description

I'm running Linux Mint 17.1 Cinnamon.
I'm playing around with Keybase, encrypting and decrypting messages with my key pair. The first decrypt displayed the message
'You need a passphrase to unlock the secret key for
user: "keybase.io/princetyke princetyke@keybase.io"
2048-bit RSA key, ID CF8D9F49356CFBC2, created 2015-04-02
(subkey on main key ID FFE1B8A57A310F99)'
and popped up a window so I could put in my passphrase. All is good. But every subsequent decrypt just yields the message and doesn't allow me to put in a passphrase anywhere.

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No source files, tests, or entry points are identified in the report. Reproduce the first and subsequent decrypt attempts on Linux Mint 17.1, then trace the passphrase-prompt behavior and define the expected result for repeated decrypts.

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Assessment

Tech stack
linux
Domain
cryptography
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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