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Security and privacy
identity verification browser extension
SHOW HN2018
How HN took it
16 positive, 23 neutral or asking, 3 mixed, 3 critical, out of 45 comments about the project. Thread score +0.26.
Idea: 10 for, 1 againstDesign: 1 for, 1 againstPrivacy: 1 for, 1 againstExecution: 2 for, 0 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Useful way to verify identities of well-known accounts
From 2 comments
One use case I can think of: someone claims to be the author of a well known library. With their github account proven, that's pretty easy to establish.
rictic on HNIt's the other side of the equation that is more important to me. I want to know if someone who is claiming to be a well known person is actually that person. If someone comes in…
jedberg on HN
Limited permissions only for supported sites
From 2 comments
I'm seeing the same thing (Firefox). Apart from that this is a great little extension. I especially like that it only asks for access to the sites it's known to work with, rather…
davefp on HNWhich is arguably a good security practice, reminding the user once in a while what permission they've granted. That highly limited permission actually makes me more likely to…
jedberg on HN
Objections
Icons clutter the UI, especially with many verifications
From 3 comments
Nice job with the icons, but I'm seconding replacing all those icons with a single keybase icon and an on-hover / on-click popup. It really does get busy; my username has 8 extra…
TeMPOraL on HNThe only thing preventing me from using this is it makes UI's very cluttered, especially in scenarios with a lot of verified users. I only care about the Keybase verification as…
Nadya on HNI'd recommend limiting it to two by default: the keybase icon, and the site icon.
CodeMichael on HN
Unclear why verification is needed or who would want it
From 1 comment
Unless you're famous or trying to be, why would you want to prove to everyone who you are?
mscasts on HN
Requests
Collapse icons into a single Keybase badge with popup
From 2 comments
Some suggestions: 1. Add rel="noreferrer" to the links you inject. 2. I don't think nested anchors are valid HTML. Try injecting your links after the username link, not inside…
mike-cardwell on HNNice job with the icons, but I'm seconding replacing all those icons with a single keybase icon and an on-hover / on-click popup. It really does get busy; my username has 8 extra…
TeMPOraL on HN
Safari support
From 1 comment
I have no idea how hard it is to build an extension for Safari, so I don't know if this is a huge request or a simple request, but: Will you have it available on Safari?…
jedberg on HN
Questions
How do we know it is really powered by Keybase
From 1 comment
But how do we know it is actually powered by Keybase. I dont even know what is a dschep. But I guess you got to start somewhere.
mkagenius on HN
Alternatives named
Keybase proofs in profile
From 1 comment
Having the Keybase link/proof in profile lets you prove identity without changing the site. It's worked fine so far. It's also how I found out about Keybase.
nickpsecurity on HN