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A real solution is a proper PKI - a great way forward would be if the US federal government issued citizens with X.509 digital certificates when they get their
by DaiPlusPlus 8y ago
A real solution is a proper PKI - a great way forward would be if the US federal government issued citizens with X.509 digital certificates when they get their passport renewed: they’ve done the task of verifying identity, they just need to co-sign a cert and give people $5 smart cards with their $100 passports.
With state-sponsored PKI we can eliminate so many headaches and rockblocks in the digital economy and paperless government.
- anitil 8y agoGiven the whole SSN debacle and the low passport ownership in the US, I see this as functionally impossible.