The "shooting down" of proposals on key rotation is just a cultural issue with Nostr. It's not a technical limitation.
This thread is an example of this. Lots of comments about how key rotation is impossible. And when I post links to a website where a functioning key rotation has actually been implemented and is in use, it's mostly just ignored. And then there are more comments on how nobody has figured our how to do key rotation. There's a lot of cognitive dissonance here.
I guess I'll just keep posting links. Here is a functioning key revocation and replacement system for Nostr, which you can start using today. 👇
The way it usually goes, your online identity is your private key. If the key is compromised, there goes your identity. Inkan fixes that.
You keep a master key in cold storage and a signing key for everyday use. If the signing key ever leaks or gets lost, the master revokes it and delegates to a new one. Same identity, same followers, fresh signing key.
If you'd like to take a look at the prototype: https://www.inkan.cc. Log in with your NIP-07 extension and say hi to the test identities already walking around. Or make one of your own.
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