it generates in damus format instead of normal hex?
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When I initialized Damus it said that the other format was “old” so I assumed the `nsec`/`npub` format was preferred. But I dunno.
i honestly don't know either? i just noticed that all other clients seem to use the hex format and damus.io/key exists to convert keys.
nsec/npub preferred because it makes one slightly less likely to paste the wrong key
Gah, all this pasting of private keys into apps and web browsers is just so icky!
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That's my impression as well; nsec/npub preferred.
“Damus format” is really bech32 encoded keys/ids from NIP-19 (https://github.com/nostr-protocol/nips/blob/master/19.md)
I believe the nPub format is not specific to Damus. Ref: https://github.com/nostr-protocol/nips/blob/master/19.md
Hex is deprecated, clients should always use nprofile, npub and note instead of hex values.
Beautify Profile PR displays the nPub format too.
What is nprofile?
Those are bech32 addresses
Looks like this NIP explains it. I hadn’t come across those either