The integration code with keybase was removed several years ago, after Zoom bought keybase. The code still exists in keybase. Keybase, however, isn't being updated, however. Which is a reason to consider no longer using it.

To create a verified Keybase link on Mastodon, you just need to link to an HTML file with the standard verification tag, somewhere in your public Keybase directory tree,

Steps:

1. Create an HTML file in your ./public/ directory (I chose proofs/mastodon.html)

2. Add the standard verification tag somewhere in the HTML, e.g.

<a rel=“me” href=“https://infosec.exchange/@tychotithonus”>Mastodon</a>

3. Navigate in the browser to the *raw* public view (username.keybase.pub) of the file (and you might want to view source to make sure that the “me” rel tag is there):

https://[keybase-username].keybase.pub/path/to/file.html

4. Use that link as your Keybase link in your Mastodon profile.

A bit hack-y … but it works!

Source: https://infosec.exchange/@tychotithonus/109288715727881237

You can get an rss feed of your timeline like this: https://infosec.exchange/users/{your.username}.rss

I heard that DMs are public or are accessible to admins in Mastodon. What gives? Mastodon doesn't have the same concept of direct messages that Twitter does, which effectively created a separate channel for discussion. In mastodon, messages can be set to “private” so that the only the accounts tagged in the message can see them. It is true that a bored server admin that hosts one of the recipients of the private message could search the database to find the private message, however this is not different than most other services, including Twitter.

How do I get verified in Mastoson?

Mastodon doesn't have the same concept of verified accounts that Twitter does/did. You can add the twitter-style verification icon to your profile by adding :verified: to the end of your display name.

Additionally, you can add verified links to sites such as blogs, by following the instructions here: https://docs.joinmastodon.org/user/profile/ under “Link Verification”