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<p>Hi,</p>
<p>ProveId is a system I am developing for the purpose of having a
way to prove your identity at very low cost.<br>
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<p>The plan is to have users obtain an identity name, an X509
client certificate and an online image, that is publicly
accessible by the identity name.</p>
<p>SDSI certificates develop trust through multiple acquaintances
signing an SDSI certificate, I think 5 is the desired no of
signatures so I have picked 5 as a starting number for
verification.<br>
</p>
<p>I intend to verify users by having them provide a list of 5 email
addresses that the system will email with basic details and an
image and expect a reply with a a Yes/No type response.<br>
</p>
<ul>
<li>immediate family member</li>
<li>extended family member</li>
<li>a close friend<br>
</li>
<li>an associate</li>
<li>an acquaintance</li>
</ul>
In effect I am treating the recipients of the emails as referees. I
keep this list of referees with the users identity record.<br>
<p>Other techniques are also planned to add to the verification.</p>
<p> Before I finalize the system for release I thought I would throw
the idea to the experts and stand back for the flack <span
class="moz-smiley-s1"><span>:-)</span></span></p>
<p>All thoughts and opinions appreciated.<br>
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<p>Regards</p>
<p>Paul Fraser<br>
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