Hasty Briefsbeta

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  • Encountered issues with DID (Decentralized Identifier) setup due to outdated documentation and missing steps.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.