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macOS: Keybase app does not have focus when asking for passphrase

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Description

To reproduce:

Log out of keybase

Run something like keybase pgp decrypt

Keybase will launch and ask you for your passphrase. The text field will appear to have focus, but when you type nothing will be entered. You must click on the text field to continue.

This has lead to users in my organisation asking where their sensitive passphrase was just entered.

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Research direction

Start by reproducing the macOS flow described: log out of Keybase, run keybase pgp decrypt, and observe the passphrase prompt. Trace the Keybase app's passphrase field focus behavior; done means the field accepts typing immediately when the prompt appears, without requiring a click.

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Assessment

Tech stack
macos
Domain
desktop, security
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
30/100

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