Keybase

A secure chat button for every profile.
What is Keybase?
Keybase is an official Keybase extension for Firefox that provides a secure chat button for composing encrypted messages to any Twitter, Facebook, Reddit, HackerNews, or Github user, directly from your browser.

Add-on stats

Users: 353 ▲ 2
Rating: 3.95 (42)
Version: 1.10.17resigned1 (Last updated: 2024-04-25)
Creation date: 2017-07-27
Weekly download count: 4
Firefox on Android: No
Risk impact: Very high risk impact
Risk likelihood: Moderate risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • activeTab
  • contextMenus
  • declarativeContent
  • nativeMessaging
  • storage
Size: 447.57K
URLs: Website

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Add-on summary

Keybase for Firefox is an official Keybase extension for composing ENCRYPTED messages to any Twitter, Facebook, Reddit, HackerNews, or Github user, from the convenience of your browser. It's an easier chat, and it's end-to-end encrypted.

This works even if they have yet to join Keybase. The quick summary:

• Everyone with a social network account has a Keybase inbox, even before they join Keybase • You don't need to know the recipient's email address or phone number or Keybase username—just a social media username is enough • No one (at Keybase or the social networks) can read your private exchanges • Look for the "Keybase Chat" button on profiles around the web • Toggle specific features in the extension options

At no point in Keybase's protocol does Keybase ever have the keys necessary to read your messages. This is end-to-end encryption, powered by the convenience of public social media usernames.

Keybase is open source, and so is this extension: • https://github.com/keybase/client

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User reviews

A useless add-on for a useless site. The underlying idea is good, but the implementation is terrible. Everything is tied to their website, which is rarely accessible or stable. And even if everything is fine with the site, the software itself is full of bugs. Let’s add to this the “security” policy (due to which, in the event of critical failures, it is faster to create a new account than to wait 5 days or longer if you need an answer on Github) and the result is a completely unacceptable product.
by user, 2023-09-13
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Add-on safety

Risk impact

Keybase requires a lot of sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk likelihood

Keybase is probably trust-worthy. Prefer other publishers if available. Exercise caution when installing this add-on.

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