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Is there a standard way to convert an encryption key into a human readable name? Because then we could have a service where you signed everything with your key
by tomjen3 5y ago
Is there a standard way to convert an encryption key into a human readable name?
Because then we could have a service where you signed everything with your key and then you were know as whatever the hash of that key is - and you can create a new identity with a new key, but your name won't be linked to any real world identity.
I barely use Facebook or Twitter compared to reddit, and I suspect it is because of the real name issues, that makes those places just not as much fun.
- swebs 5y agoThat sounds like the tripcode system you see on imageboards like 4chan. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imageboard#Tripcodes https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imageboard#Tripcodes
- ttt0 5y agoGPG?
- kodah 5y agoThis is called PGP
- ben_w 5y agoYes, but people are leaky with regards to OpSec even when they’re trained and motivated to be non-terrible at it, and most people are not trained at all.