nostr-protocol / nostr-protocol/nips

Nostr identity for web apps / services

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Description

What

  • Provide web apps with npubs, which will be accessible at /.well-known/nostr/nipXX.json. They will also post their service's endpoint/homepage URL in a nostr event to verify it, similar to how NIP-05 works.
  • When you visit the webpage, both you and the service will authenticate each other by signing a challenge string, similar to how it’s done in NIP-42 (Authentication of clients to relays).

Why

  • To detach identity from domain names for services.
  • In the future, there can be another NIP for these services to communicate with you directly via encrypted DMs (perhaps using a different kind), similar to Telegram and Discord bots.

How

  • Will has written about giving relays pubkeys and skipping DNS and TLS by using the noise protocol and IP. I think we can do the same for web apps as well.
  • Imagine a nostr browser extension that lets you bookmark websites with a name (and saves them as encrypted nostr lists), and when you visit a site, it can perform the auth in the background and tell you if you are visiting the actual site.

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Research direction

The issue names no implementation files, entry points, or tests. Start by reviewing the proposed /.well-known/nostr/nipXX.json endpoint and the referenced NIP-05 and NIP-42 approaches, then clarify the protocol, verification event, and challenge flow before implementation; done would require an agreed specification.

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api, authentication
Issue type
Feature
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Needs clarification
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