Nostr Web Client

> I see a domain I trust so I know the npub associated with it is trustworthy

As long the domain doesn't offer NIP-05 addresses.

In this case you cannot trust it, you need to verify the actual NIP-05, and pay attention to typos intended to impersonate someone.

Btw, NIP-05 utility exists for sure, as stated in the NIP: facilitate the exchange of a contact or their search.

Note Appreciator 3mo ago 💬 1

For sure. I remember a while back Jack used to have an @cashapp or block domain nip-5 and it made it easy to tell which Jack was the real one along with the guys who worked at cashapp

/block/square etc. on nostr.

The checkmark was useful because there were lots of other accounts at the time that would list the same nip-5 in their metadata but it wouldn’t show the check in most clients because their pubkey wasn’t in the domain’s well-known.

Now Jack doesn’t have a nip-5 anymore so you just have to tell by followers and previous posts now.

But yeah I never understood the get a nip-5 at randoNostrappDomain.com services… as if that meant something.

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Valentino Giudice 3mo ago

Other clients would show the checkmark as long as the fake accounts are associated with some domain name. Users need to manually verify that the domain is the intended one.

> But yeah I never understood the get a nip-5 at randoNostrappDomain.com services… as if that meant something.

It's not *supposed* to mean anything.

Imagine meeting someone in person and wanting to get them to follow you on Nostr. You might not always carry an electronic device, you might not always have a piece of paper with your whole public key and you might not remember it by hart. Giving them something mnemonic, for the sole purpose of finding you, is easier.

Multiple addresses are important for several reasons. For example, some groups or institutions might give a NIP-05 address to member so that they can be found on Nostr by their name (like school email addresses, although it may not work well at that size). A person can belong to two groups or institutions and still wish to have only one account.