Re:Using blockchain for identity management is mostly ridicu...
by yyyyip on Monday October 09, 2017 @08:34PM
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I don't mean using the fingerprint as a key.
I mean that if you can produce a fingerprint image corresponding to a blockchain hash and it matches your fingerprint 20 years later, and this is linked to 20 years worth of blockchain recorded credential information, I would find that very compelling evidence that you are who you say you are.
Re:Using blockchain for identity management is mostly ridicu...
by dane-pgp on Monday October 09, 2017 @09:37PM
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This idea of having 20 years of linked entries in an append-only distributed log is very powerful, and is the basis for the "idchains" system discussed here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xZC98s4paYY
It controversially opts to use faces rather than fingerprints, but faces are easier for humans to verify, especially without special hardware.
I don't think the video describes a complete system, but the idea has merit and I wish it had been developed more.
Re:Using blockchain for identity management is mostly ridicu...
by somenewacc on Tuesday October 10, 2017 @01:22AM
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Fingerprints change (sometimes radically). Relying on them may make you unable to prove you're yourself.
> annually update information about themselves onto the blockchain (how?)
What could possibly go wrong? Fingerprints alone should not be used as a key.