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failing proof w/o explanation && https chained certs

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Description

I saw that my proof for hexmode.com was failing, but the web wouldn't tell me why. After telling keybase.io to retry a couple of times, I gave up and revoked it.

I tried to prove it again, but got nowhere. This time, though, I was given a message:

$ keybase prove https hexmode.com
ERROR Failed to find a connection to hexmode.com: [https: Error: unable to verify the first certificate]
[http: Error: unable to verify the first certificate] (error 229)

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Research direction

Start by reproducing the reported command, `keybase prove https hexmode.com`, and inspect how the proof failure is reported for the chained-certificate error. Done means the client provides an explanation for the failed proof and handles the reported HTTPS certificate case consistently.

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Domain
security
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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