keybase / keybase/keybase-issues
Let users to sign a message using their pgp private key to prove their possession
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Description
Right now the API requires a private key to be sent with the public key but I dont think that's a necessary https://keybase.io/docs/api/1.0/call/key/add
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Research direction
Start by reviewing the linked Keybase API key/add documentation and the current requirement to send a private key with a public key. Define how a signed message can prove possession without transmitting the private key, and consider the API behavior and security implications before implementation.
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Assessment
- Domain
- api, security
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 30/100