Damn.... meant to change to subject line... did not mean so hijack the thread...
On Fri, Jul 1, 2011 at 8:14 PM, Tony Godshall <t...@of.net> wrote: >> ... The same principle exist between a reporter and a >> whistleblower. The pseudonymity article suggests the technology exists to >> protect freedom fighters through unlinkable pseudonyms. > > It's important, I think, to be able to extend the web of trust to > people we can identify and trust, not just the I met at a key signing > and confirmed his government ID, but also the guy who organized the > protest and wears the baseball cap and shades and owns the > freedomfigher...@gmail.com e-mail address... > >> Outside the FreedomBox network, I will still need to access websites using >> the insecure practise of username/password. ... > > Not so insecure if the password is encrypted... indeed it may be more > secure than carrying around media containing your key, which may be > taken from you by an authority... > >> ... I would like to see FreedomBox >> support OpenID and WebID i.e. the FreedomBox owner is the identity manager. >> OpenID is in wide use, and has "personas" which is similar to relationship >> profiles. WebID is more secure than OpenID, but AFAIK does not >> have relationship profiles and is not widely used. > > Can you tell us more? > >> Why can't new users today create their own account after passing a challenge >> test using their personal information? The challenge test would be >> performed on a device (MAC address registered on server) in a secure area >> (identity check required for area access) and the user's personal >> information must already exist on the HR/owner's server (Web of Trust). > > Well, that's opens our freedom fighter up for compromise, doesn't it? > Our oppressed hero probably wants all his activities done under one or > more pseudonyms... > >> I am >> not suggesting FreedomBox do this, but wonder why doesn't this WOT model >> exist already? > > Um... keysingings? > > https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Key_signing_party > > Not that they're particularly user-friendly :-( > > Tony > -- Best Regards. This is unedited. P-) _______________________________________________ Freedombox-discuss mailing list Freedombox-discuss@lists.alioth.debian.org http://lists.alioth.debian.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/freedombox-discuss