Hacker News Verification

Claim URI Format

Pattern: ^https:\/\/(news|old)\.ycombinator\.com\/(user\?id=([a-zA-Z0-9_-]+)|item\?id=(\d+))$

Create Your Proof

1. 1Option 1: Add to your profile's about field at profile settings
2. 2Option 2: Create a comment in the Keytrace Verification Thread containing the verification content
3. 3Copy the URL of your profile or comment
4. 4Paste the URL below

Proof Text

You need to include this text in your Hacker News proof location:

Where to put it: Add your DID to your Hacker News profile's about field, or create a post/comment containing it

Verification Steps

1. 1

   Fetch proof data

   Using the http fetcher

   https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=alice
2. 2

   Search for DID in response

   The runner checks the following locations for your DID:

   • contains

     Check if contains the DID

3. 3

   Attestation

   If the DID is found, keytrace signs an attestation linking your identity to your ATProto DID and stores it in your repo.

Try Verification

Test verification with your own claim URI and DID: