kates · September 23, 2014 08:55 · Sep 23, 2014
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+### Keybase proof
+
+I hereby claim:
+
+  * I am kates on github.
+  * I am kates (https://keybase.io/kates) on keybase.
+  * I have a public key whose fingerprint is 4F22 399E A2EF AC24 2E69  B88E 9166 6DC5 BB54 2901
+
+To claim this, I am signing this object:
+
+```json
+{
+    "body": {
+        "key": {
+            "fingerprint": "4f22399ea2efac242e69b88e91666dc5bb542901",
+            "host": "keybase.io",
+            "key_id": "91666dc5bb542901",
+            "uid": "66a8e2e03e5d0d1efecb8a95fc198f00",
+            "username": "kates"
+        },
+        "service": {
+            "name": "github",
+            "username": "kates"
+        },
+        "type": "web_service_binding",
+        "version": 1
+    },
+    "ctime": 1411462374,
+    "expire_in": 157680000,
+    "prev": null,
+    "seqno": 1,
+    "tag": "signature"
+}
+```
+
+with the PGP key whose fingerprint is
+[4F22 399E A2EF AC24 2E69  B88E 9166 6DC5 BB54 2901](https://keybase.io/kates)
+(captured above as `body.key.fingerprint`), yielding the PGP signature:
+
+```
+-----BEGIN PGP MESSAGE-----
+Version: Keybase OpenPGP v1.0.5
+Comment: https://keybase.io/crypto
+
+yMGVAnicO8LLzMDFmBEcmmfxbm0U4+kDy0oZQhRNnlUrJeWnVCpZVStlp4KptMy8
+9NSigqLMvBIlKyWTNCMjY0vL1ESj1LTEZCMTo1QzyyQLi1RLQzMzs5Rk06QkUxMj
+SwNDJR2ljPxikA6gMUmJxal6mflAMSAnPjMFKIpFfSlYwsws0SLVKNXAONU0xSDF
+MDUtNTnJItHSNC3Z0NIizcAApLA4tSgvMTcVZHhiSWqxUq2OElCoLDM5FeRgqFR6
+ZklGaRIO5SWVBSB+eWpSPFRnfFJmXgrQq0ANZalFxZn5eUpWhkCVySWZIK2GJoaG
+JmZGxuYmOkqpFQWZRanxmSAVpuZmFgZAoKNUUJRapmSVV5qTA3JNYV4+UBZoUWI6
+0J7izPS8xJLSolSl2kMHYlgYGLkY2FiZQMHNwMUpAIsEdz8OhrkTooUf1V9aJ1zy
+X6zjzbEmhlO5HYY7955gtNGfML135pdrcoYhrS912idFSc+fffumxyWfuBLVrwan
+hKbWS58PDfr2w63/V2iGru6WdYpuwuXrZuWJ62tc//P92rtFkpcNs1pTTv01uTfP
+92n0q7yeOoG1619JTSk68iv8zAr7+mJ+zsdxyQtj5rft0zkyc1N49oTPJ86H2fak
+XDVo2FheEzN33p2ET3VWefe3pHT/NC6plpn1dia3vP/3VWzyUQ1aFc+PtGZ/m/nE
+YPt3kZtVrLGej3jlNG+eSmHMbeFbX/HGbLs8/5a4jo6ulXKpVyfEPVriuf49z+lb
+yb+TexKajqy58s95XthOnZtu6gB6OQGc
+=9QqR
+-----END PGP MESSAGE-----
+
+```
+
+And finally, I am proving ownership of the github account by posting this as a gist.
+
+### My publicly-auditable identity:
+
+https://keybase.io/kates
+
+### From the command line:
+
+Consider the [keybase command line program](https://keybase.io/docs/command_line).
+
+```bash
+# look me up
+keybase id kates
+
+# encrypt a message to me
+keybase encrypt kates -m 'a secret message...'
+
+# ...and more...
+```