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# NIP-XX # NIP-111
Nostr-Specific Private Key Generation from Deterministic Wallet Signatures (Sign-In-With-X) Nostr-Specific Private Key Generation from Deterministic Wallet Signatures (Sign-In-With-X)
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## Introduction ## Introduction
NIP-XX at its core is an account abstraction specification in which a cryptographic signature calculated by one signing algorithm and its native keypair (e.g. [Bitcoin-native Schnorr algorithm](https://github.com/bitcoin/bips/blob/master/bip-0340.mediawiki)) can be used to derive a deterministic cryptographic keypair for another signing algorithm (e.g. [Ethereum-native ECDSA algorithm](https://eips.ethereum.org/EIPS/eip-191)) using an appropriate singular (non-invertible) key derivation function. This specification particularly describes the case where the former and latter algorithms are Schnorr and ECDSA respectively, and the one-way adaptor from ECDSA to Schnorr keypair is HMAC-based Key Derivation Function ([HKDF](https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc586)). NIP-111 at its core is an account abstraction specification in which a cryptographic signature calculated by one signing algorithm and its native keypair (e.g. [Bitcoin-native Schnorr algorithm](https://github.com/bitcoin/bips/blob/master/bip-0340.mediawiki)) can be used to derive a deterministic cryptographic keypair for another signing algorithm (e.g. [Ethereum-native ECDSA algorithm](https://eips.ethereum.org/EIPS/eip-191)) using an appropriate singular (non-invertible) key derivation function. This specification particularly describes the case where the former and latter algorithms are Schnorr and ECDSA respectively, and the one-way adaptor from ECDSA to Schnorr keypair is HMAC-based Key Derivation Function ([HKDF](https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc586)).
NIP-XX specification originated from the desire to allow Nostr to function with widely popular Ethereum wallets such as Metamask and leverage the strong network effects of Ethereum ecosystem. The problem however lay in the fact that Nostr Protocol uses Bitcoin-native Schnorr algorithm for signing messages/data while Ethereum (and its wallets such as Metamask etc) uses ECDSA algorithm. The difference in two signing algorithms and respective signing keypairs is the exact technical incompatibility that this specification originally succeeded in resolving by enabling [Sign-In With Ethereum](https://login.xyz) (SIWE) on Nostr. The underlying schema however is fully capable of functioning as a chain-agnostic workflow and this improved draft reflects that property by using [CAIP](https://github.com/ChainAgnostic/CAIPs) (Chain-Agnostic Improvement Proposals) implementations. NIP-111 specification originated from the desire to allow Nostr to function with widely popular Ethereum wallets such as Metamask and leverage the strong network effects of Ethereum ecosystem. The problem however lay in the fact that Nostr Protocol uses Bitcoin-native Schnorr algorithm for signing messages/data while Ethereum (and its wallets such as Metamask etc) uses ECDSA algorithm. The difference in two signing algorithms and respective signing keypairs is the exact technical incompatibility that this specification originally succeeded in resolving by enabling [Sign-In With Ethereum](https://login.xyz) (SIWE) on Nostr. The underlying schema however is fully capable of functioning as a chain-agnostic workflow and this improved draft reflects that property by using [CAIP](https://github.com/ChainAgnostic/CAIPs) (Chain-Agnostic Improvement Proposals) implementations.
## Terminology ## Terminology
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### e) Message ### e) Message
Deterministic `message` to be signed by the wallet provider, Deterministic `message` to be signed by the wallet provider,
```js ```js
let message = `Login to Nostr as ${username}\n\nImportant: Please verify the integrity and authenticity of your Nostr client before signing this message.\n${info}` let message = `Log into Nostr client as '${username}'\n\nIMPORTANT: Please verify the integrity and authenticity of connected Nostr client before signing this message\n\nSIGNED BY: ${info}`
``` ```
### f) Signature ### f) Signature
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## Architecture ## Architecture
The resulting architecture of NIP-XX can be visually interpreted as follows: The resulting architecture of NIP-111 can be visually interpreted as follows:
![](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/dostr-eth/resources/main/graphics/nip-xx.png) ![](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/dostr-eth/resources/main/graphics/nip-xx.png)