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Microsoft open-sources clever U-Prove identity framework
- evgen 17y agoCool. I wondered where Stefan & Credentica ended up. For those unfamiliar with the work, Brands took the old Chaum credentials (an application of his seminal blind signatures stuff) and made them practical for a lot of purposes using alternative crypto techniques that were light enough to run on smart cards. Credentica was trying to apply the work to information management within the enterprise, but it always seemed like cool tech to use for a lot of the applications that get shoehorned into some collection of OAuth, FBConnect, etc.
- mootothemax 17y agoVery interesting, it reads like anonymous banking mixed in with identity. I've been wanting to know if anonymous internet cash would ever take off, and the only organisation staying around for any time I've noticed is eCache: https://ffij33ewbnoeqnup.onion.meshmx.com/ https://ffij33ewbnoeqnup.onion.meshmx.com/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ECache http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ECache
- DenisM 17y agoAs a business owner I might prefer to carry liability if it also gives me access to demographics and contact information of the users, and users may not necessarily care since they don't carry the liability. This may turn out to be a tough sell, both to merchants and buyers.
- metamemetics 17y agoA) Data-mining loving businesses could still make customers create an account to checkout and get their emails. Even if they don't store their credit card information, they still know what the customer is buying and can email them recommendations. B)I think that if given the choice, most buyers would choose the more secure option for payment if it was free. C) This is great for banks and customers that bear the burden of identity theft. As the number of sites you give your information to increases, the probability that a site with your data will be comprised approaches 1.