It’s not at all like your private key to your bitcoin
**Attention new plebs that joined Nostr:**
While you're trying out new client, don't just go and enter your private key everywhere. This is like the private key for your bitcoin. You want to keep it safe. There's an extension that can help with this. Either [nos2x](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/nos2x/kpgefcfmnafjgpblomihpgmejjdanjjp) or [GetAlby](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/alby-bitcoin-lightning-wa/iokeahhehimjnekafflcihljlcjccdbe). These extensions essentially hold your private key and help you sign transactions, so you don't have to enter them directly into a website. Once you have these installed, visit metadata.nostr.com and setup your profile picture and your NIP-05 ID. If you're using the Damus app, this doesn't apply to you. Enjoy!
Want a NIP-05 ID? nostrplebs.com can help you out with that. 🤝
Discussion
Why isn't it? I use my bitcoin private key to sign transactions. I use my nostr private key to sign transactions. The analogy in that regard seems legit.
Plus, if you read my context, I said "you want to keep it safe". Are you suggesting that people should NOT keep their bitcoin private keys safe?
*your keys much never touch a internet connected device* we ain’t their yet
Rotating nsec with NIP5 will be the standard
that's a viable solution once everyone has a NIP-05. i like it. it would make people not lose followers as they do now when they switch keys. it would make burning you keys a much easier task for some.
Thanks this is what I was getting at. Can you elaborate on what you mean about NIP5 and nsec?
On Damus, nsec… is your private key, so I mean npub… your public key will be rotated.
NIP5 allows you to rotate public keys with a domain name identifier that looks like an email
so every week I can just totale keys and the clients can add all my follows to my profile based on this domain name identifier rather than the public key
jack@no.str.cr is an example of what one looks like
