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"Prove you have the private key" popup as a dead-end
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Description
I signed up for keybase.io yesterday. The first thing I did after signing up was upload my existing public key. There was a series of popup dialogs, culminating in

As you can see, the Continue button was disabled. I tried choosing the radio buttons for other options, but the button was never enabled.
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First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
No files, tests, or code entry points are named. Start by reproducing the signup flow after uploading an existing public key, then inspect the popup sequence and its radio-button choices; done means the Continue button becomes usable or the flow clearly reports what is required.
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Assessment
- Domain
- authentication, frontend
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 20/100