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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=<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


== Vital Signs ==
== Vital Signs ==


* On 2020-03-07 keybase announced they've been acquired by Zoom.
* On 2020-03-07 keybase announced they've been acquired by Zoom.

Revision as of 16:35, 3 June 2020

Keybase
Keybase logo
keybase home page as seen on June 3, 2020
keybase home page as seen on June 3, 2020
URL https://keybase.io/
Status Online!
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. Keybase was launched 2014-02-14 and has 407,163 users (as of 2019-08-22).

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

Vital Signs

  • On 2020-03-07 keybase announced they've been acquired by Zoom.