Better Availability or I Begrudgingly Switched My Gemini Server Back to ECDSA

When I setup my Gemini server in the beginning of December of 2022, I used Agate with Ed25519 certificates. They are more modern than the ECDSA ones and are the ones you should use.

Agate Gemini Server

But judging from my Agate log, a lot of requests fail, apparently because they don’t support this newer algorithm. While from a security standpoint this is not a big deal, because no sensitive data will be transfered, I prefer current technology and don’t like abandonware.

I’m not sure about my general feelings here. Do I want to be more inclusive or am I thinking about reaching more people too much and therefore emphasizing the performative aspect of publishing on the Internet. I despise this.