Hackers' Pub

Hackers’ Pub

Syntax	Description	Examples
`"` keyword `"`	Finds the string within quotes, including spaces. Case-insensitive. (Escape quotes inside with `\"`)	`"Hackers' Pub"`
`from:` handle	Finds content written by the specified user.	`from:hongminhee` `from:hongminhee@hollo.social`
`lang:` ISO 639-1	Finds content written in the specified language.	`lang:en`
`#` tag	Finds content with the specified tag. Case-insensitive.	`#HackersPub`
condition condition	Finds content that satisfies both conditions on either side of the space (logical AND).	`"Hackers' Pub" lang:en`
condition `OR` condition	Finds content that satisfies at least one of the conditions on either side of the OR operator (logical OR).	`#HackersPub OR "Hackers' Pub" lang:en`
`(` condition `)`	Combines the operators within the parentheses first.	`(#HackersPub OR "Hackers' Pub" OR "Hackers Pub") lang:en`

洪民憙 (Hong Minhee) @hongminhee@hollo.social

4/26/2025, 3:27:30 AM

Public

I'm exploring a new idea called FediOTP (codename): an authentication system that uses #ActivityPub DMs to deliver one-time passwords, allowing any #fediverse account to authenticate with web services. Unlike current solutions that rely on specific APIs (#Mastodon, #Misskey), this would work with any ActivityPub-compatible server, increasing interoperability across the fediverse. Would love to hear your thoughts on potential challenges or use cases for this approach.

#OTP #fedidev #auth

Evan Prodromou @evan@cosocial.ca

4/26/2025, 3:39:41 AM

Public

@hongminhee洪民憙 (Hong Minhee) it's not a bad idea, but I think OIDC is still better. I have some notes here:

https://evanp.me/2024/04/22/cross-server-interactions-in-activitypub/

Cross-server Interactions in ActivityPub

So, Richard McManus asked me about how ActivityPub supports cross-server usage. As an example use case, let’s say a user with the account eric@social.example wants to comment on a photo by di…

evanp.me · Evan Prodromou's Blog

Link author: Evan Prodromou@evanprodromou@evanp.me

If you have a fediverse account, you can quote this note from your own instance. Search https://cosocial.ca/users/evan/statuses/114402183161479748 on your instance and quote it. (Note that quoting is not supported in Mastodon.)