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I think a government controlled PKI authority, especially one that required real identity authentication, would possibly be the solution that would make the lea

• dnautics 6y ago
  without even broaching conspiracy theories or secret organizations it's not like government has a stellar track record of dealing with data it promises will be kept secret and single-purpose (for example SSNs).
  • nradov 6y ago
    The government never promised to keep SSNs secret.
  • GoblinSlayer 6y ago
    Well, in PKI a CA doesn't keep much secret data. SSN is a symmetric shared secret, not PKI.
• bleepblorp 6y ago
  Why? Even if you don't have to show government ID for every financial transaction, you need to show government ID (and, often, a lot more government paperwork) to open a financial account that can be used to make transactions. Your ability to move money is entirely predicated on the banks knowing who you are by linking your accounts to a tombstone government identity document. Using PKI controlled by government to authenticate identity for transactions doesn't give government any more control over your affairs than it already has. All it does is add one more layer of authentication to the transaction process by allowing all parties involved to verify that their counterparty is the legal entity they claim to be.
  • GoblinSlayer 6y ago
    I'm afraid if the government ID becomes ubiquitous, there's a danger of abuse that all systems will require it for everything and I doubt government will certify pseudonymous IDs. I'd say have banks as independent CAs, one or several keys per bank.