I was right about ATProto key management
13 days ago
- #Decentralization
- #ATProto
- #Bluesky
- Author set up a PDS (Personal Data Server) on their own server to create a decentralized Bluesky account.
- Encountered issues with DID (Decentralized Identifier) setup due to outdated documentation and missing steps.
- Account creation failed due to a 'deactivated' status, with no clear documentation on activation.
- Discovered that deleting an account leads to the DID being 'burned' (blacklisted) by Bluesky's centralized AppView.
- Criticism of ATProto's decentralization approach, highlighting centralization issues in Bluesky's implementation.
- Comparison with Mastodon's federation issues, noting Bluesky's stricter centralization problems.
- Frustration with lack of tooling and documentation for user-managed PKI (Public Key Infrastructure) in ATProto.