Vertex: Web of Trust as a Service

Vertex is a Web of Trust service for Nostr developers, offering fast and reliable reputation scores to enhance personalized experiences and recommendations while protecting against impersonations and DoS attacks.

Vertex: Web of Trust as a Service
"Announcing Vertex. A fast, reliable and open source Web of Trust DVM service based on the Personalized Pagerank algorithm," announced the project.
  • Vertex is a Web of Trust computation service designed for nostr developers. It helps deliver personalized and relevant experiences with minimal noise by providing reputation scores. Built on the Nostr social graph, Vertex aids in personalized discovery, recommendations, and protection against impersonations and DoS attacks.
  • Developed by Pippellia and Franzap, the project aims to deliver powerful and easy-to-use social graph tools.
"We also are open sourcing the code under the MIT license and started the conversation around DVM specs to encourage transparency and interoperability," said the developers.
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  • The project currently offers three Data Vending Machines (DVMs) that can verify reputation, recommend follows, and sort authors.
  • Learn more about the project by reading its FAQ here.

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