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Keybase: App, Overview & Keybase Filesystem (KBFS)

Keybase is a key directory that maps social media identities to encryption keys (including, but not limited to PGP keys) in a publicly auditable manner. Additionally it offers an end-to-end encrypted chat and cloud storage system, called Keybase Chat and the Keybase Filesystem respectively. Files placed in the public portion of the filesystem are served…

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Keybase topic overview

The analysis highlights App, Overview and Keybase Filesystem (KBFS) as prominent areas in the source structure around Keybase.

Related topics
32
Source areas
6
Connected nodes
38
Extracted relationships
56
Concept neighborhoods
14
Bridge connections
38

What this topic covers Research coverage

Source areas are shown by the number of related topics found in each part of the analysis. Use smaller areas too: they can reveal specialized angles and content gaps.

Overview · 15 topics
App · 8 topics
Keybase Filesystem (KBFS) · 5 topics
Chat · 2 topics
Identity proofs · 1 topics
Teams · 1 topics

Smaller areas are not necessarily less important. They contain fewer connections in this analysis and can be useful for finding specialized angles or coverage gaps.

Key facts & relationships

High-confidence facts extracted from structured source data. Use them as anchors for further research.

Owner
Zoom Video Communications (2020)
Available in
English
Created by
Chris Coyne, Max Krohn, others
Launched
February 14, 2014; 12 years ago (2014-02-14)
Registration
Required for membership
Type of site
Encrypted social media

Explore all related topics Closing gaps

Browse the complete topic structure, not only the most central items. Less prominent entities and concepts can reveal missing angles, specialized context and useful research gaps. Each item opens a new analysis centered on that subject.

Overview

Identity proofs

App

Chat

Keybase Filesystem (KBFS)

Teams

Advanced semantic analysis

Deeper signals for content research, entity SEO and topical coverage. The plain-language headings explain what each technical view is useful for.

How Keybase connects Entity context

The extracted context around Keybase shows recurring relationship patterns in the source. For example, Keybase → Android, Each, Electron, Go, In, Keybase Filesystem, Linux, Mac, PGP, The, Windows Another extracted example is Keybase → Currently, GB, Git, However, In October, Keybase Filesystem, Microsoft Windows, On Unix-like, The, There. Use these groups to spot repeated connection types before inspecting the individual relationships.

Keybase

Top relations

related to App · 11
Keybase → Android, Each, Electron, Go, In, Keybase Filesystem, Linux, Mac, PGP, The, Windows
related to Keybase Filesystem (KBFS) · 10
Keybase → Currently, GB, Git, However, In October, Keybase Filesystem, Microsoft Windows, On Unix-like, The, There
related to Teams · 6
Keybase → Each, For, In September, Keybase Teams, Slack, Teams
related to Identity proofs · 5
Keybase → Instead, OAuth, Reddit, This, Twitter
related to Public files · 5
Keybase → All, Multi, Only, Public, Single
related to Chat · 4
Keybase → February, If, Keybase Chat, Since
related to External links · 2
Keybase → GitHub, Official
Available in · 1
Keybase → English
Created by · 1
Keybase → Chris Coyne, Max Krohn, others
Launched · 1
Keybase → February 14, 2014; 12 years ago (2014-02-14)

Important terminology

Use these terms to understand the vocabulary surrounding the topic, not as a checklist for keyword stuffing.

Important terminology

files public filesystem users private user identities team encrypted client signed chat also publicly end-to-end teams account folder key storage

Keybase relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples

TTTA extracted 56 structured relationships around Keybase. Examples in this analysis include Keybase → Available in → English and Keybase → Created by → Chris Coyne, Max Krohn, others. The table shows each extracted connection, where it came from and its confidence.

SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
KeybaseAvailable inEnglish1.00infobox
KeybaseCreated byChris Coyne, Max Krohn, others1.00infobox
KeybaseLaunchedFebruary 14, 2014; 12 years ago (2014-02-14)1.00infobox
KeybaseOwnerZoom Video Communications (2020)1.00infobox
KeybaseRegistrationRequired for membership1.00infobox
KeybaseType of siteEncrypted social media1.00infobox
KeybaseURLkeybase.io1.00infobox
KeybaseUsers407,163 (as of 2019-08-22)[citation needed]1.00infobox
KeybaseWritten inGo, JavaScript, Electron, React1.00infobox
Keybaseis akey directory that maps social media identities to encryption keys0.90text
OAuthinstance ofInstead of using a system0.80text
identities are proven by posting a signed statement as the account a user wishes to prove ownership ofinstance ofInstead of using a system0.80text

Related concept clusters Concept neighborhoods

The concept neighborhoods around Keybase bring nearby vocabulary together. In this analysis, examples include Filesystem, Chat and Encrypted. Use the clusters to find adjacent concepts and terminology that may deserve separate research.

  • Keybase
    • Filesystem
    • Chat
    • Encrypted
    • Allows
    • Online
    • Account
    • End-to-end
    • Public
    • Client
    • Files
    • Keys
    • Offers
  • keybase
    • Filesystem
    • Chat
    • Encrypted
    • Allows
    • Online
    • Account
    • End-to-end
    • Public
    • Client
    • Files
    • Keys
    • Offers
  • end-to-end encrypted
    • Encrypted
    • End-to-end
    • Chat
    • Offers
    • Filesystem
    • Storage
    • Private
    • Team
    • App
    • Files
    • Teams
    • Keybase
  • encrypted and signed
    • End-to-end
    • Chat
    • Filesystem
    • Offers
    • Private
    • Team
    • App
    • Storage
    • Files
    • Teams
    • Keybase
    • Signed
  • app
    • Teams
    • Chat
    • Encrypted
    • Private
    • Zoom
    • Team
    • Encryption
    • Keys
    • Offers
    • Reddit
    • Signature
    • Since
  • chat
    • Encrypted
    • End-to-end
    • Filesystem
    • Offers
    • Reddit
    • Private
    • Allows
    • App
    • Keybase
    • Online
    • Storage
    • Team
  • keybase filesystem (kbfs)
    • Files
    • Team
    • Filesystem
    • Keybase
    • Private
    • Chat
    • Storage
    • Client
    • Encrypted
    • Public
    • Allows
    • Mounted
  • zoom
    • Encryption
    • Keys
    • Reddit
    • Allows
    • App
    • Online
    • Account
    • Teams
    • Chat
    • Identities
    • Encrypted
    • Private

Connections between topic areas Semantic bridges

For Keybase, one of the stronger structural bridges in this analysis connects Keybase with Overview. Bridges highlight paths between different parts of the map and can reveal research angles that are easy to miss in a flat list.

Min side: 3
Keybase — Overview · splits 23 ⟂ 16
Keybase — App · splits 30 ⟂ 9
Keybase — Keybase Filesystem (KBFS) · splits 33 ⟂ 6
Keybase — Chat · splits 36 ⟂ 3

Map overview Semantic statistics

Keybase

Nodes39
Edges38
Triples56
Avg. degree1.95
Density0.051282
Components1

Source & methodology

TTTA analyzes the structure around Keybase to surface related topics, entities, relationships, concept neighborhoods and bridge connections. Use the map to explore areas such as App, Overview & Keybase Filesystem (KBFS), including less central topics that may reveal useful research gaps. Automatically extracted connections are research leads rather than rewritten encyclopedia content.

Source: Wikipedia — Keybase · EN edition · Analysis: TopicsToTalkAbout

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