Tag: Keybase.io

Keybase.io got a new Client - and it is awesome!

Finally, Keybase.io got a new Client and it is looking gorgeous: https://keybase.io/.

They added a graphical client to the CLI and included a Chat, as well as the File transfer and Search options. So now, Keybase.io got more easy to use than ever before - and the best thing: A mobile client is soon(tm ;)) to be released.

Actually I missed the release of the client and would not have stumbled upon it, if it weren't for johanbove how send me an encrypted message via the client - and Keybase let me know via email that I got something encrypted waiting for me ;).

Seems like Johan read my last post about Keybase.io and decided to drop me a encrypted message - and as you see, thats the real power of Keybase: You just got to know someones Github/Twitter/Website/WhatEver Account Name - and you can drop her/him an encrypted message, file or chat. And that is infact the point where Keybase.io shines above the regular PGP solutions - it is PGP for the social web :).

So - cheers Johan, thanks for the message - and lot of fun for the rest of you, maybe we connect on Keybase.io - I won't give you my page now - I trust you'll find me very easily ;)!

[Keybase.io] Add another E-Mail to your Keybase.io Public Key

Keybase.io is awesome!

But the problem was, you could not really use it for email, nor sign your Github commits, as keybase only entered a non existing email into the public key (yourname@keybase.io). But - you can change that :). You'll need to have GNU PGP / GPG installed.

Download Private and Public Key from Keybase.io (edit Button next to Key on Profile, Export my Private Key, Key Checksum for Export of Public Key)

gpg --allow-secret-key-import --import keybase-private.key
gpg --import keybase-public.key
gpg --edit-key myname@keybase.io

then in the gnupg ‘shell’:

gpg> adduid
Real name: Full Name
Email address: myname@mymail.com
Comment: <canbeleftempty,just enter>

You'll need to enter your Key to allow the changes.

Stay in gpg shell and do following to trust yourself (maybe not necessary):

uid myname@mymail.com
trust
5
y
save

Export your newly generated public key:

gpg --armor --export myname@mymail.com

Upload to Github for Sign (New GPG key): https://github.com/settings/keys

Upload Public Key to Keybase: https://keybase.io/myname (edit, Update my key)

You can sign now on Github with:

git commit -S -m "signed commit"

 

Infos taken from:

http://superuser.com/questions/293184/one-gnupg-pgp-key-pair-two-emails

https://blog.ochronus.com/signing-your-github-commits-with-your-keybase-io-account-7bf3efe04a10#.eqcmjf4cl

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/22136029/how-to-display-gpg-key-details-without-importing-it