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Re:Keybase launches encrypted Git by JonathonW on Wednesday October 04, 2017 @10:27PM (#15406359)
On the document management end of things: that's exactly what the public/yourname/ subdirectory of KBFS is-- every document there gets signed when edited, then they're automatically verified (by the KBFS client) when someone tries to download them (either the original author, or another Keybase user).

There's no explicit signing process involved, but that's part of Keybase's value proposition: automatic and transparent public key cryptography.

Re:Keybase launches encrypted Git by chipx86 on Wednesday October 04, 2017 @11:33PM (#15406538)
If you can tie the shield into KBFS, that's even better. It's not enough to protect a company from attacks, though. People may still click that random document coming in via e-mail that claims to be from a co-worker. A mandatory technical solution on that end, no matter what the actual technology looks like under the hood, would be essential for protecting people from making these kinds of mistakes.

The value proposition of automatic and transparent public key cryptography is strong, and what I love about Keybase. Just thinking of other ways that can be applied transparently.