It seems like #ActivityPub was always supporting username changes when implemented correct.
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It seems like #ActivityPub was always supporting username changes when implemented correct. @snarfed.org@bsky.brid.gy's Bridgy Fed perfectly renamed my account as I changed domains on @bsky.app@bsky.brid.gy.
Fediverse Data is not Deleted ... -
It seems like #ActivityPub was always supporting username changes when implemented correct. @snarfed.org@bsky.brid.gy's Bridgy Fed perfectly renamed my account as I changed domains on @bsky.app@bsky.brid.gy.
Fediverse Data is not Deleted ...@cmislek.me well, yes and no.
When people talk about username changes in the context of AT-Proto, they mean it that the two users on each side of the rename can be clearly identified as the same entity (through the magic of cryptographic keys).
In ActivityPub even if you can create a new account, there's no way to link it unambiguously to the previous one because in the protocol the URL of the user itself is the identifying element, not a separate piece of information like a public key.
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@cmislek.me well, yes and no.
When people talk about username changes in the context of AT-Proto, they mean it that the two users on each side of the rename can be clearly identified as the same entity (through the magic of cryptographic keys).
In ActivityPub even if you can create a new account, there's no way to link it unambiguously to the previous one because in the protocol the URL of the user itself is the identifying element, not a separate piece of information like a public key.
Damn, I got bridged. :D