Re:EU Digital ID wallet is coming
by onion2k on Thursday June 30, 2022 @03:38AM
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What happens if I don't want to identify myself?
This is the proposed solution. The point is that the ID system only gives someone the information that they need. If you only want to prove something like "age > 18" then you can do that without giving up your name, address, ethnicity, etc. Every existing solution to that requires you have over more than a boolean answer that your age is above a minimum threshold.
This is effectively "attribute-based access control" (eg IAM) for the real world.
This is the proposed solution. The point is that the ID system only gives someone the information that they need. If you only want to prove something like "age > 18" then you can do that without giving up your name, address, ethnicity, etc. Every existing solution to that requires you have over more than a boolean answer that your age is above a minimum threshold.
This is effectively "attribute-based access control" (eg IAM) for the real world.