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516add19... 2y ago

How can I know if its safe to put my npub into a #nostr client? How do we know for sure if one is malicious or not?

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nobody 2y ago

Don’t trust, verify. Most clients are open source.

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516add19... 2y ago

Unfortunately i cant read code, let alone the code of a whole client.

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Beiner 2y ago

Get it directly from github

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516add19... 2y ago

Can malicious software not be on github?

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Beiner 2y ago

Ok not if you get from the developers profile

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516add19... 2y ago

I guess what im saying is how do we know the main developers are not malicious? What if a client is a honeypot?

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Beiner 2y ago

Exactly why you dont try every client..

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DabToshi 2y ago

Could always spin up a new account for testing with other clients. Also, as long as your nsec is not being used in other clients, you have a bit more of a safety net.