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Inconsistent Public Key

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Description

I was trying to inspect my own public key to ensure it was updated correctly after editing it in Mac GPG Keychain. I see the correct key when on my keybase profile page in the browser (i.e. if I copy it into a file called public.asc, and run `gpg --list-packets public.asc` I see my edits), however when I run `keybase pull` the public key pulled down appears to be the original, unmodified one generated when I signed up to keybase.

Any ideas?

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Research direction

Reproduce the mismatch by comparing the keybase profile download with the output of `keybase pull`, then inspect the packet contents with `gpg --list-packets`. The issue names no source files or tests, so tracing the public-key pull path and defining the expected key version would be the first step. Done means `keybase pull` returns the edited public key consistently.

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Domain
cryptography, security
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
20/100

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