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Keys Not Included: recovering the signing keys for US driver's license barcodes

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  1. samsullivan · · focus · HN ↗
    Should credit the authors of the Verifiable Credential library. The vendor isnt the one to credit here.

    Digital verification is going to matter a lot more for objects we own rather than the objects that proxy for that (currently the main function of an ID). Identity fraud is only problematic because ownership is tied to a loose record of SIN/DL.

    Having a physical medium represent ownership just shifts the burden to the state and allows for social engineering and fraud to persist.

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