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Users can choose which Nostr relay to use, as long as the relay supports NIP-4.

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Vitor Pamplona 1y ago

Why NIP-04? That has been fully deprecated right now. Please don't use it.

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Keychat 1y ago

This should be a legacy issue because kind 4 was the earliest DM solution, and most clients and relays support it. We can change it later.

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Keychat 1y ago

Additionally, we believe NIP-4 is the simplest and should not be discarded outright. It can complement other NIPs.

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Vitor Pamplona 1y ago

NIP-04 is not secure. I don't see any point on releasing something with a complicated double ratchet mechanism using that rudimentary/faulty encryption scheme.

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Keychat 1y ago

Keychat's messages only use the kind 4 format, with encryption and decryption done using the double ratchet algorithm.

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Vitor Pamplona 1y ago

Then it's not NIP-4. You should just use a new kind otherwise current clients will not be able to decrypt it.