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0 sats \ 6 replies \ @deSign_r OP 6h \ parent \ on: We accidentally built the wrong internet Design
Yeas I was annoyed about it too, but ignoring the last paragraph, I found it an interesting read, teaching what to avoid.
Internet does not need proof of identity. Secure and simple login methods? Yes. Secure and anonymous payment methods? Yes. Websites to link their users to actual physical persons in the meatspace? Fuck no!
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The most interesting concept was actually the argument on how the interest has been build around the username-password. There's no platform that somehow use some kind of variation of it.
I agree on nostr being the antidote to this habit that has been overleveraged in any direction.
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There's no platform that somehow use some kind of variation of it.
Not true. The government websites and apps where I live use government-issued digital signatures to identify users.
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username/password was at the root of all computer networks, not just the Internet. How else can a terminal identify itself to a mainframe? More secure ssh connections use public/private key authentication. So Nostr also did not invent anything new here.
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so why do ssh/privatekey did not make it over username and password? where privatekeys harder to remember and easly lost during these days too? why things should change today?
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Government keys need to be generated in-person and installed on a client PC. Too much hassle for an average user, and a security risk if they leak. Alby browser plugin can store a Nostr npub and connect to your lightning wallet via NWC protocol, then use LNURL Auth to identify you to a range of sites. Very nice UX, but takes a learning curve to trust it.
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