Replying to Dan Veltri

Thanks y’all. Very helpful info. I think I understand it about 75% now, haha. Is it just the domain that’s being verified as legit, or the person / username somehow? Based on what you shared, I guess it’s just domain.

Related question: are usernames unique on Nostr?
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cryptowolf 2y ago

usernames are not unique but NIP-05 identities are

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RZyx 2y ago

Actually, I don’t quite get it. What’s the meaning of NIP-05 verification?

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cryptowolf 2y ago

so that nobody can imposter you.

its an easy to read version of your pubkey

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RZyx 2y ago

Will it impinge on privacy or anonymity, which is the very purpose of Web 3?

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Dan Veltri 2y ago

I don’t think so, since NIP-05 is not necessarily verifying your identity as a person, but as an account paired with something else that is otherwise a legitimate representation of you, or whatever you represent to be.

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RZyx 2y ago

Now I see. Thanks for your explanation👍

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Dan Veltri 2y ago

My understanding based on the above replies is that NIP-05 verification means the domain and Nostr account identity are verified to be paired; however, it’s not necessarily true that the person is who they say they are.

Maybe there will be NIP-05 verification services in the future (if they don’t already exist) that serve this purpose (to verify the person is who they say they are).