How are y'all handing private key management when using a desktop nostr client? I'm not super keen on directly inputting my private key to snort.social
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Try nos2x
Getalby.com lets you habdle it very nicely
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I’m using Alby to handle mine.
same
Maybe I'm dense but I'm not seeing how to store Nostr private keys inside Alby. It says Nostr keys are managed in the accounts section. I go there and click add account but it's only listing lightning wallet services...I successfully connected Blue Wallet but see nowhere to do Nostr stuff. Help?
Do I have to log in to Alby first, ie create an account with Alby separate from simply lightning wallet logins?
I would suspect some vulnerability to all keys created thus far. We need a method to create key in offline hardware and use it like a coldcard does for signing BTC. Until then keys are vulnerable.
And rightly so.. if you are using chrome browser there are so called extensions, one was created by the creator of the nostr protocol @fiatjaf for exactly this purpose. It’s called Nos2x, install the extension on your browser enter your private key there and only there, and it will act as a proxy when you are using web clients that require your private key signature.
This is good, too: https://github.com/fiatjaf/nos2x
