Why Nostr? What is Njump?
2024-03-05 19:59:48
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blaine on Nostr: npub19lt42…6qfjk npub1cwkpa…jqe8n it was always my hope that webfinger (plus some ...

it was always my hope that webfinger (plus some extra bits) could be used for contact details (I think webfinger is properly understood as "DNS for People[/things/etc]").

By using the ability to do key lookups, it's not too complicated to build an authenticated profile server that wouldn't rely on a shared/trusted service.

I imagine something like a Facebook profile page with "friends-only" visibility for profile details, etc. Could work really well with Signal's new usernames..
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