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Re:Online Identity by teucris on Monday May 02, 2022 @12:58PM (#31237718)
A proper identity solution is impossible.

I see three requirements:

1. Uniqueness: Exactly one ID assigned to each human

2. Irrevocability: nobody may invalidate the ID except it’s owner in the case of replacement

3. Anonymity: The owner of the ID can use it to prove their singular humanity without revealing anything else about themselves.

#3 is relatively easy to achieve provided #1 is solved. But #1 requires an Oracle [0] and cannot be decentralized to ensure #2 is upheld.

The only practical solution we’ve found is identity assignment by nation states, eg. social security numbers.

0: https://encyclopedia.pub/entry/2959

Re:Online Identity by olah_1 on Monday May 02, 2022 @01:02PM (#31237766)
The blockchain is the oracle. (Note that a DHT can be the oracle too)

Can you explain what the problem is exactly? The infinitely small possibility that the same ID is generated for two different people?

Re:Online Identity by teucris on Monday May 02, 2022 @01:10PM (#31237882)
The Oracle problem is defined as the inability for blockchain solutions to validate their data with the real world. In this case it’s that any specific ID is actually a singular human, and not a bot, sock puppet, etc. Note this means any one person cannot get two or more IDs.

How would you implement a system that issued such IDs?

Re:Online Identity by dane-pgp on Monday May 02, 2022 @01:45PM (#31238342)
It might be possible to have a multi-layer identity system, where at the top level we have face matching and social vouching to implement uniqueness, and then we add a layer of zero knowledge proofs to allow people to mint new identities for themselves which can share reputation or attestations.