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Anyone still using #Keybase ?

Anyone still using #Keybase ?

Thanks @ebkalderon for sharing your experiences with @keyoxide - as I just mentioned I was remembering #keybase today!

Thanks @ebkalderon for sharing your experiences with @keyoxide - as I just mentioned I was remembering #keybase today!

Apparently #Keybase still exists! I remember thinking what a great idea it was back in the day.

Apparently #Keybase still exists! I remember thinking what a great idea it was back in the day.

Breaking! Well, not really, I'm a day late. #Keytrace launched publicly! Keytrace is the alternative to #Keybase for verying your accounts. One could say it's like #Keyoxide too but lives in the ATmosphere network.

Introducing Keytrace — Keytrac...

Breaking! Well, not really, I'm a day late.

#Keytrace launched publicly! Keytrace is the alternative to #Keybase for verying your accounts. One could say it's like #Keyoxide too but lives in the ATmosphere network.

https://keytrace.dev/blog/introducing-keytrace

Breaking! Well, not really, I'm a day late.

#Keytrace launched publicly! Keytrace is the alternative to #Keybase for verying your accounts. One could say it's like #Keyoxide too but lives in the ATmosphere network.

https://keytrace.dev/blog/introducing-keytrace

Is anyone still using #Keybase? Just noticed I had still set up a DNS record for it...

Is anyone still using #Keybase? Just noticed I had still set up a DNS record for it...

I registered for #KeyBase then I thought,,,, certainly there must be some #FOSS etc version, right?

Yes, there is @Keyoxide – but that last time that acct tooted was 2024 and the last time the official blog was updated was 2023!

Is it a dead project? 🤔

Plus, the Getting Started page is intimidating AF for a non-geeky person lime me! https://docs.keyoxide.org/getting-started/creating-profile/

Is there a better FOSS-y KeyBase alternative?

Thx
JD

#Keyoxide #Encryption

I registered for #KeyBase then I thought,,,, certainly there must be some #FOSS etc version, right?

Yes, there is @Keyoxide – but that last time that acct tooted was 2024 and the last time the official blog was updated was 2023!

Is it a dead project? 🤔

Plus, the Getting Started page is intimidating AF for a non-geeky person lime me! https://docs.keyoxide.org/getting-started/creating-profile/

Is there a better FOSS-y KeyBase alternative?

Thx
JD

#Keyoxide #Encryption

@kaosk @killyourfm I do not know, but it somehow reminds me of #Keybase, which had one of my close circles convinced and we had to deal with difficult-to-use clients that were an overkill for merely sharing text messages, a few pictures here and there.

@kaosk @killyourfm I do not know, but it somehow reminds me of #Keybase, which had one of my close circles convinced and we had to deal with difficult-to-use clients that were an overkill for merely sharing text messages, a few pictures here and there.

Lebt eigentlich keybase.io noch? Die sind vor einiger Zeit mal an Zoom verkauft worden und seitdem nix mehr.
Mittlerweile kann ich die Mac-App über Homebrew nicht mehr installieren.

Also, ist es tot? Sollte ich meinen Account löschen?
#keybase #pgp #gpg #keybaseio

Lebt eigentlich keybase.io noch? Die sind vor einiger Zeit mal an Zoom verkauft worden und seitdem nix mehr.
Mittlerweile kann ich die Mac-App über Homebrew nicht mehr installieren.

Also, ist es tot? Sollte ich meinen Account löschen?
#keybase #pgp #gpg #keybaseio

This problem means people on current #Debian or Debian-derived #Linux systems who have #Slack, #Keybase, or #Dropbox installed via the package manager (i.e., not a Snap) *are not getting updates* to those packages, including both functional and security updates.
Since Slack is an Electron app, i.e., it has an install of Chromium bundled into it, and Chromium gets regular security patches, the version of Slack they have certainly has security vulnerabilities in it.
#infosec

This problem means people on current #Debian or Debian-derived #Linux systems who have #Slack, #Keybase, or #Dropbox installed via the package manager (i.e., not a Snap) *are not getting updates* to those packages, including both functional and security updates.
Since Slack is an Electron app, i.e., it has an install of Chromium bundled into it, and Chromium gets regular security patches, the version of Slack they have certainly has security vulnerabilities in it.
#infosec

#TechIsShitDispatch
It's been more than a year since #Debian #Linux deprecated the insecure #SHA1 hash algorithm in #APT repositories.
The #Keybase, #Slack, and #Dropbox repositories (I'm sure among others) are still using SHA1, and therefore for over a year they have not worked in Debian without changing the default APT policies to allow them.
I know Slack knows about this, because I told them. A year ago.
Why haven't they upgraded the security on their repository?
Seriously, wtf?
#infosec

#TechIsShitDispatch
It's been more than a year since #Debian #Linux deprecated the insecure #SHA1 hash algorithm in #APT repositories.
The #Keybase, #Slack, and #Dropbox repositories (I'm sure among others) are still using SHA1, and therefore for over a year they have not worked in Debian without changing the default APT policies to allow them.
I know Slack knows about this, because I told them. A year ago.
Why haven't they upgraded the security on their repository?
Seriously, wtf?
#infosec

I am wander why people who cares about privacy, don't use the OLD and SECURE technique of using a GPG key and send messages using Email? I think #Keybase can do something similar, but you don't need to install new software just to send a email.. ;)

This keyoxide.org It's a GPG-based online identity verification instead of using #Keybase.

Keyoxide

What is y'alls opinions on #keybase? It is now owned by #Zoom, but has been around for ages! They offer 250GB storage on their end-to-end encrypted system... so it would be a nice alternative to my job's file allowance.

Why exactly do I need one of the devices with the keys on it to remove a domain from my #Keybase account? Esp. when the proof for it already failed (no longer own that domain).

Also funny I could delete the entire account without it, but I can't just remove that domain.

(Also where did I keep that backup of those keys anyway? And will it even be compatible with the latest version of it anymore?)

Why exactly do I need one of the devices with the keys on it to remove a domain from my #Keybase account? Esp. when the proof for it already failed (no longer own that domain).

Also funny I could delete the entire account without it, but I can't just remove that domain.

(Also where did I keep that backup of those keys anyway? And will it even be compatible with the latest version of it anymore?)

Unrelatedly, it appears that #keybase isn't quite dead yet because now I'm getting a flood of spam... the "Block User" endpoint times out now, though. :-/

Unrelatedly, it appears that #keybase isn't quite dead yet because now I'm getting a flood of spam... the "Block User" endpoint times out now, though. :-/

Today's post is important for anyone who have a old #Keybase account.

If you had one 2019 you got some free magic internet money.

Someone one the internet is willing to pay a lot of real money for that, around ~500 euro. So if you have a bit of time, I recommend putting those money into some good use.

Donate them to charity for example, or just splurge on yourself. Anything is better than leaving them lying there.

I wrote a quick #blaugust post about it https://blog.nyman.re/2025/08/13/putting-your-crypto-you-didnt.html

Today's post is important for anyone who have a old #Keybase account.

If you had one 2019 you got some free magic internet money.

Someone one the internet is willing to pay a lot of real money for that, around ~500 euro. So if you have a bit of time, I recommend putting those money into some good use.

Donate them to charity for example, or just splurge on yourself. Anything is better than leaving them lying there.

I wrote a quick #blaugust post about it https://blog.nyman.re/2025/08/13/putting-your-crypto-you-didnt.html

ugh fuck. I know I'm late to the party. but can't believe keybase.io was aquired by ZOOM.

this is why we can't have nice things.

crypto is cryptography; not shitcoins

#enshififcation #zoom #keybase

Max Krohn (maxtaco, one of the Keybase founders) developed FOKS (Federated Open Key Service); "FOKS is like Keybase, but fully open-source and federated, with SSO and YubiKey support".
https://foks.pub/
https://blog.foks.pub/posts/introducing/

#FOKS #Keybase

Max Krohn (maxtaco, one of the Keybase founders) developed FOKS (Federated Open Key Service); "FOKS is like Keybase, but fully open-source and federated, with SSO and YubiKey support".
https://foks.pub/
https://blog.foks.pub/posts/introducing/

#FOKS #Keybase

Just felt like recounting my experience migrating away from #Keybase over to #Keyoxide. Many thanks to the @keyoxide team for the awesome work! ❤️

Please feel free to reply to this thread or in the blog comments with corrections, if I got anything wrong.

Thanks for reading! 🤗

https://eyalkalderon.com/blog/moving-from-keybase-to-keyoxide/

Just felt like recounting my experience migrating away from #Keybase over to #Keyoxide. Many thanks to the @keyoxide team for the awesome work! ❤️

Please feel free to reply to this thread or in the blog comments with corrections, if I got anything wrong.

Thanks for reading! 🤗

https://eyalkalderon.com/blog/moving-from-keybase-to-keyoxide/

Does anybody out there use keybase.io for anything? Or is it generally dead at this point? I know that some people have used it in the past to coordinate encrypted communication around pre-disclosure of security issues, but that was a few years ago. It’s got some neat properties, and seems like it can be used safely if you never give it access to your private keys. But looking at it these days makes me think it’s just stagnant and/or overrun with cryptocurrency grifters. #keybase

Does anybody out there use keybase.io for anything? Or is it generally dead at this point? I know that some people have used it in the past to coordinate encrypted communication around pre-disclosure of security issues, but that was a few years ago. It’s got some neat properties, and seems like it can be used safely if you never give it access to your private keys. But looking at it these days makes me think it’s just stagnant and/or overrun with cryptocurrency grifters. #keybase

@lynnesbian #keybase may be dead in the water, but #keyoxide is still around at least

@lynnesbian #keybase may be dead in the water, but #keyoxide is still around at least

I really should figure out how to offload that stupid #keybase XLM shitcoin at some point during the current shitcoin pump-and-dump cycle...

I really should figure out how to offload that stupid #keybase XLM shitcoin at some point during the current shitcoin pump-and-dump cycle...

I'm just writing to say that I finally uploaded my PGP key to Keybase! You can now easily verify signed content or send me encrypted messages using my key at https://keybase.io/aaccioly. Let’s be real... Probably no one will. Still, I’d love to be proven wrong! 🤣

I’ll also be setting up WKD for all my relevant email addresses soon. I'm finally upgrading to a "modern" PGP experience.

#Cybersecurity #PGP #Keybase #WKD #Encryption

I'm just writing to say that I finally uploaded my PGP key to Keybase! You can now easily verify signed content or send me encrypted messages using my key at https://keybase.io/aaccioly. Let’s be real... Probably no one will. Still, I’d love to be proven wrong! 🤣

I’ll also be setting up WKD for all my relevant email addresses soon. I'm finally upgrading to a "modern" PGP experience.

#Cybersecurity #PGP #Keybase #WKD #Encryption

I have not used #keybase for years. Is it just me?

I have not used #keybase for years. Is it just me?

So, uh, does anyone really use #keybase anymore? I keep getting key errors updating the repository, even on relatively fresh installs, and ISTR that they were bought up, so no idea if they'll ever release a new version...

So, uh, does anyone really use #keybase anymore? I keep getting key errors updating the repository, even on relatively fresh installs, and ISTR that they were bought up, so no idea if they'll ever release a new version...

I seem to have stopped the mid-afternoon computer crashes by removing #Keybase (knock on wood).

For over half a year, my computer often froze in the afternoon (necessitating a reboot) and I never knew why. I couldn’t find it in the reliability history or event viewer. Today I saw the error flash up before everything went dark: #Keybase crashed.