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"your web proof just broke" is too vague

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Description

I've got alert that my "proof just broke", but keybase isn't telling me what exactly is broken about it.

It'd be good if you could specify exactly where the proof failed for you.

  • Do you have trouble validating the certificate? Do you not support my server's cyphersuites or TLS version? Do you not support SNI? (I've recently changed SHA-1 cert to SHA-256 cert.)
  • Are you getting 404?
  • Maybe my server has firewalled your host?
  • Maybe you can download it, but the content is wrong?

It looks fine to me: https://pornel.net/.well-known/keybase.txt so information that it's "just broke" is not enough for me to fix the issue.

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Research direction

Start by reproducing validation of https://pornel.net/.well-known/keybase.txt and compare the possible failure points listed in the issue: certificate or TLS/SNI support, HTTP status, connectivity, and downloaded content. Done means the “proof just broke” alert identifies the specific validation failure clearly enough for the reporter to act.

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Assessment

Domain
authentication
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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