Engineering posts
Who owns your ATProto identity?
- Category: Engineering post
- Status: discussion
- Sources: kevinak.se post, HN
- Summary: A post examines how identity works in the AT Protocol (Bluesky), arguing that most users do not actually control their decentralized identifier because handle resolution and the DID document typically depend on infrastructure the user does not run. It walks through DID methods and the practical control gap.
- Why it matters: Identity portability is the core promise of AT Protocol; the analysis shows where self-hosting is required to realize it.