Vouch

See signed contributions. Put your signature behind your words.

Your words. Your signature. Vouch adds a small verification layer to Hacker News. Read signed comments without creating an identity. When you want to sign, create an identity on your device or bring an existing PGP key. • Sign a comment you have already posted. • Share a verification link anyone can open. • Vouch for someone you know, or withdraw your vouch. • Disconnect a linked account while keeping old signatures verifiable. • Save a recovery file and restore the same identity later. • Start in Simple mode. Find PGP tools in Settings → Advanced mode. You review and approve each publication. Vouch does not post comments to Hacker News for you. Private keys and passwords stay on your device. Protect your key with a password, or explicitly confirm the warning before continuing without one. Without a password, the stored key and recovery file are unencrypted. Optional anonymous usage counts help improve Vouch. Turn them off in Settings. No user IDs or browsing history are collected for analytics. A signature shows that a key signed the exact text. It does not prove a legal identity, human authorship, accuracy or AI-free writing. Vouches are personal statements, not trust scores. Early access. Chrome and Hacker News only. No cloud key recovery. Unlock once for a short signing session. Choose whether to confirm each signature or sign directly from your own HN comments. Lock now at any time. Signing access ends after 10 minutes without signing, one hour total, screen lock, system idle or browser restart. Identity controls require a fresh local unlock.