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'''Keybase''' is a public key directory that allows bi-directionally linking public keys to social media accounts. This is done with proofs to verify the account actually belongs to a given user. Keybase was launched 2014-02-14 and | '''Keybase''' is a public key directory that allows bi-directionally linking public keys to social media accounts. This is done with proofs to verify the account actually belongs to a given user. Further features include chat, a file system with public and private contents, and private Git repository hosting. While the client is open-source, the server is not<ref>{{URL|https://github.com/keybase/client/issues/24105}}</ref>. Keybase was launched 2014-02-14 and had 407,163 users as of 2019-08-22<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20190822211430/https://keybase.io/ https://keybase.io/ on 2019-08-22]</ref>. | ||
== Archiving == | == Archiving == | ||
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https://keybase.io/_/api/1.0/merkle/root.json | https://keybase.io/_/api/1.0/merkle/root.json | ||
https://keybase.io/_/api/1.0/merkle/block.json?hash=< | https://keybase.io/_/api/1.0/merkle/block.json?hash=77f89c806fe0f896 | ||
Documentation is located here: | |||
https://keybase.io/docs/api/1.0/call/merkle/root | |||
https://keybase.io/docs/api/1.0/call/merkle/block | |||
A retrieval of the current merkle tree as of March 2023 along with all users referenced therein can be found at {{IA item|keybase.io_user_discovery_202303}}. The item also contains a recursive crawl of followers and following users starting from {{URL|https://keybase.io/chris|chris}}. Extracted user lists are available at {{URL|https://transfer.archivete.am/pAz0P/keybase-users-from-merkle-tree.zst}} and {{URL|https://transfer.archivete.am/Xq9cY/keybase-users-from-chris-followers-recursion.zst}}, respectively. | |||
== Keybase Sites == | |||
Until 2023, Keybase allowed for hosting static websites under <code>keybase.pub</code> subdomains or custom domains through the [https://keybase.io/docs/kbp Keybase Sites feature]. This service was a simple proxy for accessing the <code>/public/USERNAME</code> directory on the Keybase File System with a Markdown renderer (specifically, the Node.js <code>marked</code> package in <code>gfm</code> mode<ref>{{URL|https://github.com/keybase/kbfs/issues/408}}</ref>). It was shut down on 2023-03-01. | |||
== Vital Signs == | == Vital Signs == | ||
* On 2020- | * On 2020-05-07 Keybase announced they've been acquired by Zoom[https://keybase.io/blog/keybase-joins-zoom]. Commit activity on the client has significantly dried down since<ref>{{URL|https://github.com/keybase/client/graphs/contributors}}</ref>, signalling that the project has gone into maintenance mode. | ||
== References == | |||
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Latest revision as of 02:27, 6 March 2023
| Keybase | |
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 Keybase home page as seen on June 3, 2020 | |
| URL | https://keybase.io/ |
| Status | Endangered |
| Archiving status | Not saved yet |
| Archiving type | Unknown |
| IRC channel | #archiveteam-bs (on hackint) |
Keybase is a public key directory that allows bi-directionally linking public keys to social media accounts. This is done with proofs to verify the account actually belongs to a given user. Further features include chat, a file system with public and private contents, and private Git repository hosting. While the client is open-source, the server is not[1]. Keybase was launched 2014-02-14 and had 407,163 users as of 2019-08-22[2].
Archiving
There's a signed merkle tree that serves as a public audit log to prevent tampering. This tree could potentially be traversed to replicate the database. Relevant API endpoints are:
https://keybase.io/_/api/1.0/merkle/root.json https://keybase.io/_/api/1.0/merkle/block.json?hash=77f89c806fe0f896
Documentation is located here:
https://keybase.io/docs/api/1.0/call/merkle/root https://keybase.io/docs/api/1.0/call/merkle/block
A retrieval of the current merkle tree as of March 2023 along with all users referenced therein can be found at keybase.io_user_discovery_202303. The item also contains a recursive crawl of followers and following users starting from chris[IA•Wcite•.today•MemWeb]. Extracted user lists are available at https://transfer.archivete.am/pAz0P/keybase-users-from-merkle-tree.zst[IA•Wcite•.today•MemWeb] and https://transfer.archivete.am/Xq9cY/keybase-users-from-chris-followers-recursion.zst[IA•Wcite•.today•MemWeb], respectively.
Keybase Sites
Until 2023, Keybase allowed for hosting static websites under keybase.pub subdomains or custom domains through the Keybase Sites feature. This service was a simple proxy for accessing the /public/USERNAME directory on the Keybase File System with a Markdown renderer (specifically, the Node.js marked package in gfm mode[3]). It was shut down on 2023-03-01.
Vital Signs
- On 2020-05-07 Keybase announced they've been acquired by Zoom[1]. Commit activity on the client has significantly dried down since[4], signalling that the project has gone into maintenance mode.
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