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This is a great idea! It solves a lot of problems up front - it allows for multiple, verifiable, identity slices and separate revocations of each. That said, y
by Kalium 8y ago
This is a great idea! It solves a lot of problems up front - it allows for multiple, verifiable, identity slices and separate revocations of each.
That said, you may also want to consider that a system design may want to have the ability to re-issue private keys. It's wise to assume that hardware dongles may, in the fullness of time, prove attackable. Certainly many Bitcoin wallets have.
- cal5k 8y agoIt might be necessary to issue new dongles every once in a while, but it wouldn't be unreasonable to have a user fee for doing so. Certainly people have to pay to renew driver's licenses and such already.
- Kalium 8y agoYou may wish to consider stepping carefully with this one. It's reasonable to charge for driver's licenses and passports because those are privileges. It would be unreasonable to charge people a fee for a basic requirement of being enabled to be verifiable by their government. Especially if the system you're imagining is to be used for things like identification to establish voter eligibility.
- cal5k 8y agoWhy is it unreasonable? You could exempt anyone below a certain income level from paying the fee - it's no different than any other kind of tax.
- Kalium 8y agoIt's a de facto poll tax. You may wish to research the history of such, it's both fascinating and horrifying. Your idea of using income levels is an interesting and intriguing one. Thank you for bringing it forth for discussion! However, have you considered that it may pose some complications, such as how one can document and prove income without a way to prove identity in a system where every such document is tied to identity? Might it not be easier to skip that administrative overhead entirely?