# nwex.de/webfinger

# WebFinger

WebFinger is a really cool internet protocol that allows retrieving of user information. You might know it from using Mastodon as it's used for looking up users there.

### Fun with Mastodon handles

As mentioned above Mastodon uses WebFinger to resolve users. This can be used as a simple redirection mechanism, described more in depth (and for interested readers who want to set this up themselves) on Maarten Balliauw's blog.

Below is a list of Mastodon handles you can use as aliases for my main account @networkexception@chaos.social:

- @me@nwex.de
- @me@nwex.dev
- @me@networkexception.envs.net