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It’s actually quite brilliant on Status. Everyone gets a random super long number for an ID. Your friends can assign your name when they add you as a contact (
by olah_1 5y ago
It’s actually quite brilliant on Status.
Everyone gets a random super long number for an ID. Your friends can assign your name when they add you as a contact (just like phone numbers). And then you can also get a globally recognizable name like ENS domains if you want to pay a little. It’s like a vanity plate on a car.
- jiggunjer 5y agobut what prevents me from using your ID? I'm guessing something like a blockchain.
- olah_1 5y agoIt’s just a random keypair. You can’t use my ID because you would only see my public key. https://specs.status.im/spec/2#initial-key-generation https://specs.status.im/spec/2#initial-key-generation