I fully agree that NIP-05 addresses are generally incapable of providing verification and are particularly useful for identity sharing. However, in a few cases I think that NIP-05 addresses do provide some kind of verification. This applies to well-known domains or domains of well-known companies. For example, I would consider the NIP-05 address "saylor@microstrategy.com" for Michael Saylor as a verification that it's really Michael Saylor and not someone else.
I also think that clients should refrain from displaying NIP-05 with a "check". Yet I don't think clients should stop showing it on a feed. For example, if I follow two accounts with the same name and a very similar or even the same profile picture. How do I know who is who? I could easily tell by looking at the NIP-05 address as it is unique and more memorable than npubs.
everexpanding /
npub1e8…qa29a
2023-04-23 23:54:30
in reply to nevent1q…6e84
Author Public Key
npub1e8wv6halzds9g9w7k09q86g4fnthqq8nlvwesds7tndyah8qpkdqxqa29aPublished at
2023-04-23 23:54:30Event JSON
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"id": "f0dfc205d65214a1909d635caa4a07e69df15b0d3d7d91edc126e105cc7c0853",
"pubkey": "c9dccd5fbf13605415deb3ca03e9154cd77000f3fb1d98361e5cda4edce00d9a",
"created_at": 1682294070,
"kind": 1,
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"f7cafabef0d5eda883b6e1ccb654f7b65a8a42a310ec3191cf4eed3131ffee40",
"wss://nostr-pub.wellorder.net/",
"root"
],
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"a008def15796fba9a0d6fab04e8fd57089285d9fd505da5a83fe8aad57a3564d",
"wss://nostr-pub.wellorder.net/"
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"a",
"30023:a008def15796fba9a0d6fab04e8fd57089285d9fd505da5a83fe8aad57a3564d:c95f17cc",
"wss://nostr-pub.wellorder.net/"
]
],
"content": "I fully agree that NIP-05 addresses are generally incapable of providing verification and are particularly useful for identity sharing. However, in a few cases I think that NIP-05 addresses do provide some kind of verification. This applies to well-known domains or domains of well-known companies. For example, I would consider the NIP-05 address \"saylor@microstrategy.com\" for Michael Saylor as a verification that it's really Michael Saylor and not someone else.\nI also think that clients should refrain from displaying NIP-05 with a \"check\". Yet I don't think clients should stop showing it on a feed. For example, if I follow two accounts with the same name and a very similar or even the same profile picture. How do I know who is who? I could easily tell by looking at the NIP-05 address as it is unique and more memorable than npubs.",
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}