How can you ask for an account verification just using the name and a profile picture? Npub is the way.

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I hear that, but how would they prove they are legit with their npub? Like what would I ask them to do to prove themselves?

Feel like I’m missing something here but no idea what it is 😅

nostr:npub1xnc64f432zx7pw4n7zrvf02mh4a4p7zej3gude52e92leqmw8ntqd43qnl suggested trusting the one with most follows by people I trust, which could work but could also be misleading since I don’t know if they were misled.

Sorry very much, my fault, I didn't see you mentioned them at the beginning of the sentence. I was thinking you was asking us for a feedback just using the picture!

This is a case where the nip-05 helps as verification tool: nostr:nprofile1qqsvnx99ww0sfall7gpv2jtz4ftc9v6wevgdd7g4hh7awkpfvwlezugpz4mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujumn0wd68ytnzvuhsg5cway's nip-05 uses the official SimpleX domain, so it's the correct one. This is a better indicator than any followers count.

The other one is an account from a Mastodon bridge, maybe it also legit, I cannot say.

Sorry again for the poor response caused by my distraction.

Np, and yes makes sense! If the NIP-05 is from the official domain then that would be the best indicator