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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

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