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The apps are expected to generate limited-time QR codes with the respective country’s digital signature (just like the biometric data in your passport), so no,
by Mediterraneo10 6y ago
The apps are expected to generate limited-time QR codes with the respective country’s digital signature (just like the biometric data in your passport), so no, your suggestion won't work.
- Nasrudith 6y agoUnless they somehow figured out a flaw in thr crypto that allowed for spoofing countries in which case holy shit why are you using it to fake vaccine certificates?
- dmitrygr 6y agoYup, because lowest-bid contractors are well known for producing bulletproof code, never copying bad samples from StackOverflow, and never rolling their own crypto instead of using proper libraries. Yup
- Mediterraneo10 6y agoStates’ already turned to contractors to design the system of digital signatures on their biometric passports, but these passports remain secure, so your sarcasm is unfounded.
- dmitrygr 6y agoAnd guess what... they have been hacked: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2006/aug/07/hacking.s https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2006/aug/07/hacking.s... https://www.news18.com/blogs/india/jaimon-joseph/your-biomet https://www.news18.com/blogs/india/jaimon-joseph/your-biomet... http://www.cnn.com/2010/TECH/02/19/passport.security/index.h http://www.cnn.com/2010/TECH/02/19/passport.security/index.h... https://www.google.com/search?q=biometric+passport+hacked https://www.google.com/search?q=biometric+passport+hacked