Asked perplexity ai 🤖 how keys on #nostr work (because I’m thinking surely it’s really dangerous just having a private key?? (What if it’s taken)

“The private key on the social media site Nostr is a crucial security feature that users must keep confidential[1]. This key is used to sign and authenticate posts, ensuring their security. If compromised, the private key could lead to unauthorized access to a user's account and posts. However, on Nostr, the private key is not shared with anyone, providing a secure way to post without the risk of compromise.

Users should be cautious not to share their private key online to prevent unauthorized access to their account and posts. The decentralized nature of Nostr means that once a post is made, it cannot be deleted. Therefore, safeguarding the private key is essential to maintain the security and integrity of a user's account and posts on the platform[1].

Sources

[1] Recovering a full PEM Private Key when half of it is redacted https://blog.cryptohack.org/twitter-secrets

[2] Trying to fix typos and bad formatting - MobileRead Forums https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=209393

[3] Fix typos in attributes | Customer.io Docs https://customer.io/docs/journeys/how-to-use-attribute-updates-to-fix-typos-in-your-data/

[4] How do you generate a certificate with a RSA key instead of a regular key? https://serverfault.com/questions/1091292/how-do-you-generate-a-certificate-with-a-rsa-key-instead-of-a-regular-key

[5] Autocorrecting all misspelled text data in R - Stack Overflow https://stackoverflow.com/questions/45386636/autocorrecting-all-misspelled-text-data-in-r

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