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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 | |||
== 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 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.