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Loss of account/username

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Description

I have incorporated Keybase among my daily use tools to share information with the development teams in which I participate.

On my first time using the application on Ubuntu 22.04, I downloaded the client and had immediate access after registering a username.

However the username was not associated to an email or phone number, I did not have to set up a password to start using the software. I simply had it installed on my computer.

A few days ago I lost my laptop, and after acquiring a new one it was not possible to recover my Keybase account.

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Research direction

Start by reviewing the account-creation and account-recovery flows for Keybase on Ubuntu 22.04. The issue names no files, tests, or code entry points; done would mean determining whether an account created without email, phone, or password can be recovered after losing the original laptop.

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Assessment

Tech stack
ubuntu
Domain
authentication
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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