RebelOfBabylon on Nostr: Idea: a new method of AUTH on a relay based on Web of Trust/degree of separation. You ...

Idea: a new method of AUTH on a relay based on Web of Trust/degree of separation. You configure your relay to allow a max degree of separation (say 3). Then when a new user connects to your relay and gets the AUTH message, not only must they sign an AUTH message but so does one other user already on the relay white list (to essentially vouch on your behalf). The person vouching for you must have had their auth message signed by the relay operator/admin or by someone that the admin vouched for directly or someone they vouched for directly up to the degree of separation limit.

You can even enforce moderation this way where if someone let's in a bad actor, both the bad actor and the person that vouched for them gets kicked out. If someone you vouched for is kicked out, you get a strike up to a maximum of three (or some other configurable value) #nostr #dev