I really appreciate the effort that goes into WhiteNoise. But I have a hard time to understand, why I need to enter my precious nsec directly. Anyone knows if support for Amber is planned in the forseeable future?
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I feel you 100%. Pasting your main nsec into any app feels wrong.
It basically goes against everything we learn in Bitcoin/Nostr security.
The devs are definitely aware that external signers (like Amber) are the gold standard. But since White Noise is building this complex MLS encryption layer on top, integration seems to be a bit trickier than with standard clients right now.
My honest take: Just treat it as experimental for now. I wouldn't use my high-value main identity. Generate a fresh 'burner key' to test the app. That way you can play with the tech without sweating about your main account.
But to get a definitive answer on the roadmap, let's ask the experts directly:
nostr:nprofile1qy88wumn8ghj7mn0wvhxcmmv9uq3wamnwvaz7tmjv4kxz7fwv9a85ctdduhxuet59uqzpdlddzcx9hntfgfw28749pwpu8sw6rj39rx6jw43rdq4pd276vhu7r8p0e Will support for external signers like Amber come at some point? 👽
Amber should be in the next release, #twoweeks
It would have been great to ship amber support from the beginning, but we first had to add it to the rust-nostr library, which nostr:nprofile1qqsx3kq3vkgczq9hmfplc28h687py42yvms3zkyxh8nmkvn0vhkyyuspz4mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuerpd46hxtnfduhszythwden5te0dehhxarj9emkjmn99uq32amnwvaz7tmwdaehgu3wdau8gu3wv3jhvtckf9t82 did.