Nostr Web Client

This. A revoke key. That allows old key to be marked as old a set a new one.

The problem with having a backup key to revoke your private key is that you have to keep it somewhere. We're already discussing an event where your private key has been stolen. Chances are you kept your revoke key in the same place as your private key: on the computer that was just hacked.

Everyone will say, "Nooo, we'll keep the revoke key in an super-duper extra-special place where it will be safe!"

But that's what they were supposed to do with the original private key, and didn't.

The problem lies with the users, not the technology.

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Ronin 2y ago

I get what you're saying and you're right that the problem is people, but you need not only a way to delete your old npub but also claim your new npub, the revoke key could be a password chosen by you, like in bitcoin, you can have your seed phrase+pass. Another option could be social recovery but you would have to prove it out of band, and not everyone has known people in the network.