Want to test the official *Keybase for Reddit* Chrome extension?
At Keybase we built and are now testing a new Chrome extension that lets you compose encrypted messages to Reddit users without jumping to the Keybase app and searching for them. It also lets you leave Keybase messages for Redditors who've yet to join Keybase, and your app unlocks it for them automatically.
If you'd like to give it a try:
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/keybase-for-reddit/ognfafcpbkogffpmmdglhbjboeojlefj
usage tips:
- when you're in a thread, "keybase chat reply" will show up next to any comment, and you can compose an encrypted message inline. if the recipient isn't yet on keybase, you can optionally leave an inline-comment telling them how to retrieve/decrypt the message.
- when looking at anyone's profile page, the extension button will light up, and you can click the extension to get a compose button.
Some more details:
Posted May 3, 2017, 1:27 PM UTC · edited
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o/ I'm working on the extension so feel free to message/reply to me also with any feedback!
Sounds cool. How does the encryption work if the recipient doesn't even have an account on keybase yet? Does Keybase hold the key until they sign up?
I would love to hear the tech details in an ELI30 tl;dr format. Thanks. (I have studied crypto before)
Once they sign up an authorized device on your end re-keys the message.