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Importing public key gives empty error message
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Description
Attempting to import the public key listed at:
http://pgp.mit.edu/pks/lookup?op=get&search=0x2099B64CBF15490B
results in an empty red error message bar.
This is the same key from #273.
I had previously taken Maxwell's advice and deleted the ElGamal subkey (which is already revoked), and the key did then import successfully. I then tried to upload the secret key and got an error about different number of subkeys. I then deleted my public key and tried importing it again from pgp.mit.edu as above to see if that made a difference.
So I do not know if there is another problem with this key or if it is an issue brought on by uploading it and deleting it again, or something entirely different.
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Research direction
Begin with the public-key URL in the report and review issue #273 for related context. Reproduce the import after deleting the revoked ElGamal subkey and after uploading and deleting the public key; done means the cause of the empty error message or subkey mismatch is identified and the failure is reported clearly.
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Assessment
- Domain
- cryptography
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100