Re:Senators push to ditch social security numbers in light o...
by kuschku on Thursday November 09, 2017 @07:27AM
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If you use a passport, it'll take a lot longer to verify.
For example, banks will photocopy your passport and verify the signature on it to ensure that it's correct.
(Basically, there's an algorithm used to compute a 30 digit hash on the ID or passport, which is computed from the IDs content and a secret seed. Anyone can verify this hash easily with open algorithms and tools, but only the government can create them).
For example, banks will photocopy your passport and verify the signature on it to ensure that it's correct.
(Basically, there's an algorithm used to compute a 30 digit hash on the ID or passport, which is computed from the IDs content and a secret seed. Anyone can verify this hash easily with open algorithms and tools, but only the government can create them).