[kwlug-disc] Ontarians are getting digital ID this fall: All you need to know

[Mikalai Birukou]

> Maybe it doesn’t want to be the single source of trust.

And it is called root certificates, root signing authority, i.e. no 
sophistication needed above cryptographic signatures.

Like Dan tweeted on 2015-09-12: The "A" in AK-47 does not stand for 
"Advanced". In the real world we're aware simple can be brutally effective.

>     >
>     https://www.itworldcanada.com/article/ontarians-are-getting-digital-id-this-fall-all-you-need-to-know/458633
>     <https://www.itworldcanada.com/article/ontarians-are-getting-digital-id-this-fall-all-you-need-to-know/458633>
>
>     >From the article:
>
>     ----
>
>     First, the holder requests a digital ID and goes through an ID proving
>     process to establish their identity. Once the ID requirements are
>     satisfied, the issuer will create a digital ID credential, issue it to
>     the holder and publish the public cryptographic keys associated with
>     that digital ID to the verifiable data registry, which uses
>     distributed ledger technology, the provincial government explained.
>
>     ----
>
>     Did you catch that? "distributed ledger technology"? For some reason
>     our digital ID needs a blockchain even though the Ontario government
>     is the single source of trust? Sigh.
>
>     - Paul
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