Nostr Web Client

Frens, may I please ask what you think about this?

I spend a lot of time on Nostr, and yesterday I started wondering if my Nsec is still safe.

I’ve been using Nostr for over two years now, and with this account, I’ve experimented a lot while trying to #grownostr

Back then, I used to paste my Nsec into all kinds of new apps – many of which are now abandoned or no longer maintained. Some turned out to be pretty much useless, almost like a PUBKY.

So now I’m asking:

Do you think it’s a big risk for the future of this account?

Would it make sense to start fresh one with a secure Nsec as a more “experienced” #Nostr user?

Or am I overthinking it and it’s not such a big deal?

Thanks y’all👾

Lucas M 5mo ago

Possibly. I'm no tech geek, but if they have been abandoned by their creator, what's to stop them from collect all their past users' nsecs and running off with them.

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freemymind 🇨🇭 5mo ago

Why would they? Only because someone stops a project, does not mean they are angry or happy to destroy stuff.

Wondrej 5mo ago

To allocate my time into more safe spaces.

Would you like to keep your bitcoin in a wallet where you're not sure who know your seed phrase? It’s kinda same implications

freemymind 🇨🇭 5mo ago

A Bitcoin seedphrase is a singleuse thing anyway. One should just not reuse them in general.

But a Nostr nsec represents a pseudonym of you. So I think, when there is no proof that someone has my nsec. Why should I act as if it was compromised?

I can only speak for me. But my nsec I would not consider very sensitive yet. None of my family knows my npub and would trust it therefore.

Wondrej 5mo ago

That what I though too! I’m like 50/50 after these wholesome answers.

Need tok think about it for more time lol