Song Jong on Nostr: Decentralized Publishing on the Web Nostr is a simple and open protocol that enables ...
Decentralized Publishing on the Web
Nostr is a simple and open protocol that enables truly censorship-resistant and globally valuable content publishing on the web.
What is Nostr?
Nostr stands for "Notes and Other Stuff Transmitted by Relays." Similar to HTTP or TCP-IP, Nostr is a protocol, an open standard on which anyone can build. Nostr is not an application or a service that requires registration.
Nostr was designed to be simple and allow for censorship-resistant and decentralized publishing at a global level on the web. Let’s break it down a little further:
Simple
The protocol is based on very simple and flexible Event objects (transmitted as plain JSON) and uses standard public key cryptography for keys and signatures. This makes it easy to create relays and clients, ensuring the protocol can be expanded over time.
Resilient
Since Nostr doesn't rely on a small number of trusted servers to move or store data, it is highly resilient. The protocol assumes that relays will disappear and allows users to connect and publish to an arbitrary number of relays that may change over time.
Verifiable
Since Nostr accounts are based on public key cryptography, it is easy to verify that messages were indeed sent by the user in question.
Nostr is a simple and open protocol that enables truly censorship-resistant and globally valuable content publishing on the web.
What is Nostr?
Nostr stands for "Notes and Other Stuff Transmitted by Relays." Similar to HTTP or TCP-IP, Nostr is a protocol, an open standard on which anyone can build. Nostr is not an application or a service that requires registration.
Nostr was designed to be simple and allow for censorship-resistant and decentralized publishing at a global level on the web. Let’s break it down a little further:
Simple
The protocol is based on very simple and flexible Event objects (transmitted as plain JSON) and uses standard public key cryptography for keys and signatures. This makes it easy to create relays and clients, ensuring the protocol can be expanded over time.
Resilient
Since Nostr doesn't rely on a small number of trusted servers to move or store data, it is highly resilient. The protocol assumes that relays will disappear and allows users to connect and publish to an arbitrary number of relays that may change over time.
Verifiable
Since Nostr accounts are based on public key cryptography, it is easy to verify that messages were indeed sent by the user in question.