What is this paper key? I don't want a paper key! Now I have to write this and keep it in my pocket? No!
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Introducing Keybase Chat
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Re: Introducing Keybase Chat
#72OP here! I had to trim the post down for brevity, but I thought the HN community in particular might be interested in the API side of things. Undocumented in the post: you can invent channels for app-to-app communication from the JSON API. For example, it's possible with Keybase chat to have a program posting encrypted messages for another person or program, without cluttering up the visual chat interface. Also - to…
Thank you and the Keybase team for this. Unlike other services, I think KB has solved the online identity authentication issue. There's one hurdle I need to work through to get going on chat. Thus far I've avoided uploading my private GPG key to my Keybase profile, or even copying it to other devices (call me paranoid). Unfortunately this apparently means I can't authorize any other devices (see error message: http:/…
It could be formatted better: it's telling you you have three different options, one of which is,
Install Keybase on a different machine that has your PGP key
Re: Introducing Keybase Chat
#73I don't use Keybase on a regular basis yet but every time they announce something new I check it out again, and every time I'm impressed. I'm not sure what it will take for me to make the switch and use it regularly but if they keep this up I have no doubt it'll happen.
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#74Sorry, I'm a little confused: is this a chat app client that still requires a central server to route messages around?
That's right. The messages are stored encrypted on a central server which can't read them.
Thanks for confirming.
I've been using the riot.im client over the matrix protocol, and while not yet the most mature comms stack, I appreciate that it is not based on a centralized server (i.e. i can and do self-host). My hope is that keybase can be made to be decentralized and that i can self-host. ..Or that its good features can be merged somehow with the best features of the matrix protocol.
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#75What is this paper key? I don't want a paper key! Now I have to write this and keep it in my pocket? No!
It's a backup key in case you lose access to all your other devices. That way, you don't have to rekey all your services if you lose it and access to all your devices, like I did. Protip: Use the paper key. Keep it safe. You never know when you'll have to use it.
I actually keep it in my keepass password manager, so it is encrypted and on my phone.
Re: Introducing Keybase Chat
#76Earlier quoted context omitted.
Just installed and it's still asking me for an invite code on the Fedora RPM.
Could you file an issue over at https://github.com/keybase/client/issues and tag @oconnor663 in it please? And maybe include the output of `keybase --version`?
I'm also getting an invite request for macOS
Re: Introducing Keybase Chat
#77OP here! I had to trim the post down for brevity, but I thought the HN community in particular might be interested in the API side of things. Undocumented in the post: you can invent channels for app-to-app communication from the JSON API. For example, it's possible with Keybase chat to have a program posting encrypted messages for another person or program, without cluttering up the visual chat interface. Also - to…
Just installed and it's still asking me for an invite code on the Fedora RPM.
and for now if anyone hits this, just use the invite code `zcash`. We've left that bypass code working since our recent blog post.
Re: Introducing Keybase Chat
#78Umm has anyone read the lisc. for this application? https://keybase.io/docs/terms When providing Keybase or the Service with content, such as your name, username, photos, social media names, data or files, or causing content to be posted, stored or transmitted using or through the Service (“Your Content”), including but not limited to the Registration Data and any other personal identification information that you pr…
Does this mean that you are giving them the right to use any data transmitted through the service? Including your own personal messages?
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#79If I don't have a keybase account, can I use this app?
No. The whole point of the app is to have a verifiable chat with people whom you have also verified the identity of. Without an account, this verification is not possible.
This should be clear in the first blog line, it is not a public service and it says "TL;DR: Install it".
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#80Earlier quoted context omitted.
That's right. The messages are stored encrypted on a central server which can't read them.
Thanks for confirming. I've been using the riot.im client over the matrix protocol, and while not yet the most mature comms stack, I appreciate that it is not based on a centralized server (i.e. i can and do self-host). My hope is that keybase can be made to be decentralized and that i can self-host. ..Or that its good features can be merged somehow with the best features of the matrix protocol.
i'm wondering which features would ideally make it over to Matrix? it feels there is parity already (other than perhaps defining PFS messages as 'exploding'?)