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On Fri, 6 Jan 2017 09:18:59 +0100 |
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Michał Górny <mgorny@g.o> wrote: |
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> It's called CA, and you've just switched from WoT to PKI model. |
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I am unware of any CA services that provide proof-of-physical-identity via cryptographic means. |
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There are plenty of CA's who provide web certificates, but they're reasonably easy to achieve without |
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directly observed physical proofs. |
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And a PKI model is better than nothing if you live in a country where there is literally no |
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other people in Gentoo infrastructure on your land mass, and there are no other |
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nodes in physical access distance for less than $150 of travel expenses. |
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Meanwhile, I can get a phone book and list dozens of "Justice of the Peace" sorts of authenticating agents |
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for legal issues such as obtaining photo ID in the first place. |
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There's just no digital equivalent that I've ever stumbled across. |
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