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@ TerrestrialOrigin
2025-06-08 14:25:46
Amber is not a Nostr client that you use to browse content. Amber helps secure your nsec so no one gets access to it.
Let's say you download several Nostr clients (one for browsing written content, one for video, one for voice chat, etc etc). Withoug Amber you would have to give each of those clients youe nsec so that the client can use it to sign the events (posts) that you post through it (that way people know it's from you).
What if one of more of those clients is malicious and shares your nsec with others? What if it's insecurily voded and hackers get access to your nsec through it. The more clients you give your nsec to, the larger the risk.
With Amber (and clients that support it) you DON'T give your nsec to any other client to sign into it. Instead you tell the client to use Amber to sign your posts/events with. So Amber is the ONLY app that knows your nsec. Other apps get hacked, they still can't give hackers your nsec because they don't have it.
Makes sense?
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