What the hell is a rotation key? - Hitchhiker's Guide to the Atmosphere

What the hell is a rotation key? - HItchhikers Guide to the atmosphere

Why it's important that YOU should have a rotation key and backups for your Bluesky/AT Protocol account that is hosted on a third party PDS

Taking control of your atproto account | jola.dev

Setting a rotation key on your atproto (Bluesky, Eurosky, etc) account means you can recover it even if the account provider shuts down.

Rotation Key Census, December 2025 - Rob's wRitings

Census of rotation keys and other ways of asserting strong control over identity on the Atmosphere

Rotation Key Census, July 2026 - Rob's wRitings

Census of rotation keys and other ways of asserting strong control over identity on the Atmosphere

How to edit `did:plc` rotation keys · bluesky-social atproto · Discussion #3366

I have migrated my Bluesky handle rekmarks.com to my own PDS. I am trying to replace one of its rotation keys. Here's what I observe: I check the rotation keys returned by com.atproto.identity....

plc-passkey · Passkeys as PLC Rotation Keys

Derive deterministic secp256k1 rotation keys from passkeys via WebAuthn PRF and add them to AT Protocol did:plc documents.

Tranquil PDS

Tranquil PDS is a Personal Data Server, the thing that stores your posts, profile, and keys. Bluesky runs one for you, but you can run your own.

Tranquil PDS

Tranquil PDS is a Personal Data Server, the thing that stores your posts, profile, and keys. Bluesky runs one for you, but you can run your own.

Tranquil PDS

Tranquil PDS is a Personal Data Server, the thing that stores your posts, profile, and keys. Bluesky runs one for you, but you can run your own.

Tranquil PDS

Tranquil PDS is a Personal Data Server, the thing that stores your posts, profile, and keys. Bluesky runs one for you, but you can run your own.

Tranquil PDS

Tranquil PDS is a Personal Data Server, the thing that stores your posts, profile, and keys. Bluesky runs one for you, but you can run your own.

Tranquil PDS

Tranquil PDS is a Personal Data Server, the thing that stores your posts, profile, and keys. Bluesky runs one for you, but you can run your own.

Registering Identity Recovery Keys via PDS, using goat | bryan newbold

One of the big design goals for atproto is for users to "own their network identity". If something goes wrong with a hosting provider, it should be possible recover accounts by independently updating their identity to point at a new home. Every account in the network has both a handle and a DID. Th...

I don't like passkeys | Ethan Hawksley

Why passkeys are a step back for personal security: examining account lockout risks, platform lock-in, hardware key limits, and fragile recovery flows.