> So what stops someone from correlating your certificate with your identity and continuing to be able to do so for the next ten years? Since it is decentraliz

> So what stops someone from correlating your certificate with your identity and continuing to be able to do so for the next ten years? Since it is decentralized, you would need to attack every single entity (business etc.) separately. Since the transaction is not saved, you would also need to attack during the identification process. > That's because the system knows who they are, which is the vulnerability. Your ID knows who you are, that is not a vulnerability, that is the point. > your ID has your picture on it, and they can compare it with your face Fake IDs and people looking similar are also a common thing. Plese read the technical documentaions zeeZ posted, I think you are misunderstanding the concept: https://www.bsi.bund.de/dok/TR-03130 https://www.bsi.bund.de/dok/TR-03130 https://www.bsi.bund.de/dok/TR-03124 https://www.bsi.bund.de/dok/TR-03124