keybase / keybase/keybase-issues
Cannot paste password to log into Keybase helper
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Description
I'm trying to install the Keybase helper on macOS, but after I download and launch the DMG, I get an authentication popup that has paste disabled. For security, I'm using a random password with over 30 characters managed in LastPass.
Having paste disabled in the password input field is not only a horrible user experience, but a security flaw. It discourages users from using long, random, managed passwords and encourages short, type-able, and thus more insecure ones.
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Research direction
Reproduce the macOS DMG installation flow and the authentication popup described in the issue; no source file, entry point, or test is named. Trace the installer/helper authentication path, then verify that password-manager paste works in the affected password field.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- macos
- Domain
- authentication, desktop
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100