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So this is like a decentralized keybase? Are the identities and associated public keys stored in a decentralized manner? It wasn't clear to me when I registered

So this is like a decentralized keybase? Are the identities and associated public keys stored in a decentralized manner? It wasn't clear to me when I registered an identity, because I figured if it's decentralized, then I would have to pay for it in some manner with a cryptotoken. I always thought this would be a good use case for Ethereum (and indeed, there seem to be a few projects working on it). It would be extra cool if it could integrate into existing wallet/dapp software so you don't need to juggle extra keys. Anyway, cool stuff. I'm hoping more people adopt end to end encryption edit* looks like the identities are stored in a decentralized manner, and that all of this should integrate with blockstack's keychain and browser

prabhaav 9y ago
Yes, the blockstack node package running on your machine generates the key pairs for you and thus the keys are stored on your local machine, not a centralized authority. The reason you need an .id is because we have to register your identity on the blockchain and propagate your zonefiles. We can help you register a .stealthy.id that gives you access to the tool if you create an account today :)