It looks like this posting did the trick (though it's pretty meta and I'm surprised it hasn't been flagged). If you created an HN account just so that you can

It looks like this posting did the trick (though it's pretty meta and I'm surprised it hasn't been flagged). If you created an HN account just so that you can use it for social proof on Keybase, you should know that people who are looking at whether your Keybase account is "credible" won't consider an HN account with one "ask" and 5 karma to be proof. If you're using Keybase correctly, the right way to gain reputation is to have your key signed by a bunch of people (ideally who you know) that vouch for your account's identity. If all your interactions are anonymous/pseudonymous and you want to keep your identity private, having only those in your personal network sign your key is a good way to be exposed via graph analysis. It's better to develop a rapport with other anonymous users and gain respect/credibility via intelligence, good will, etc. This is a pretty long-term play but is definitely possible.