Need some help from the #nostriches
It's been brought to my attention that my nip-05 identity isn't actually working. So some may think I am not, in fact, me.
I have a Alby (npub1get…0nfm) account and address, and it is properly loaded into all the nip-05 fields of the nostr clients I use. Mainly primal (npub12vk…pugg) and damus (npub18m7…q955)
I believe I've isolated the cause: I have not entered my nostr Master Key into the account settings of my Alby account. Which (I think) means that alby can't "verify" my nip-05 identity.
However, many wise nostriches have warned that one should avoid at all costs entering your nostr master key into any client software. This is what browser extensions should be doing for you instead, such as nos2x (which I use).
But all the fields for entering your public key are disabled, and seem to be more of a display field that generates your public key after you have entered your private key, or Master Key.
Alby (npub1get…0nfm) seems fairly trustworthy, but I've a physical aversion to entering my private key, let alone my recovery seed, into their platform as it feels akin to entering my bitcoin private keys into website.
So what's the play here? Am I thinking about this wrong? Am I misunderstanding the nip-05 process?
BTCminstrel / BTC Minstrel
npub12e…yafkm
2023-08-15 12:45:45
Author Public Key
npub12ezcwnc736grnfgxsxy4ea9tj5n60xl5pp59c7d82gfec80qmfrqayafkmPublished at
2023-08-15 12:45:45Event JSON
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"content": "Need some help from the #nostriches\n\nIt's been brought to my attention that my nip-05 identity isn't actually working. So some may think I am not, in fact, me.\n\nI have a nostr:npub1getal6ykt05fsz5nqu4uld09nfj3y3qxmv8crys4aeut53unfvlqr80nfm account and address, and it is properly loaded into all the nip-05 fields of the nostr clients I use. Mainly nostr:npub12vkcxr0luzwp8e673v29eqjhrr7p9vqq8asav85swaepclllj09sylpugg and nostr:npub18m76awca3y37hkvuneavuw6pjj4525fw90necxmadrvjg0sdy6qsngq955\n\nI believe I've isolated the cause: I have not entered my nostr Master Key into the account settings of my Alby account. Which (I think) means that alby can't \"verify\" my nip-05 identity.\n\nHowever, many wise nostriches have warned that one should avoid at all costs entering your nostr master key into any client software. This is what browser extensions should be doing for you instead, such as nos2x (which I use). \n\nBut all the fields for entering your public key are disabled, and seem to be more of a display field that generates your public key after you have entered your private key, or Master Key.\n nostr:npub1getal6ykt05fsz5nqu4uld09nfj3y3qxmv8crys4aeut53unfvlqr80nfm seems fairly trustworthy, but I've a physical aversion to entering my private key, let alone my recovery seed, into their platform as it feels akin to entering my bitcoin private keys into website.\n\nSo what's the play here? Am I thinking about this wrong? Am I misunderstanding the nip-05 process? \n\n",
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