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rakoo on Feb 1, 2020 | parent | context | favorite | on: Keybase: Public, Signed Files

Just to be precise, Keybase doesn't use GPG crypto for anything, except validating that you own one. All the crypto is home-made (although as somewhat interested in the field I would say is better than using stock GPG)

samatman on Feb 1, 2020 | [–]

That’s not entirely true as one can invoke GPG encryption from the `keybase` command.

sagichmal on Feb 2, 2020 | [–]

Keybase crypto is not home-made.

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