keybase / keybase/keybase-issues

Error when trying to update public key via curl

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Description

```
Error in your post
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Code: 905
Name: KEY_CORRUPTED
Description: line "" has characters that are not part of base64
```

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Research direction

Start by reproducing the public-key update through curl and capture the exact request and key payload that produces KEY_CORRUPTED. Trace whether the failure is caused by request encoding or base64 validation; done means a valid public key updates successfully without the error.

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Assessment

Domain
cryptography, security
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
20/100

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