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From: | Daniel Carrera |
Subject: | Re: [Monotone-devel] WARNING: ~/.monotone/keys CONSIDERED HARMFUL |
Date: | Tue, 21 Oct 2008 13:25:31 +0200 |
User-agent: | Thunderbird 2.0.0.17 (Macintosh/20080914) |
Daniel Carrera wrote:
Now, on "identification": I think the following might be a relevant example: Imagine an ID card that has a picture of you but no name. You and I might disagree on whether we would call this identification. But it might clear up confusion if I say that this is an example of what Schneier means by "no identification". In Schneier's lingo, this ID card may provide authentication but not identification. In my recent emails I have tried to follow Schneier's lingo.
A little more on this: If I have an ID card with no name or address on it, I am anonymous. The card might authorize me to do something, but you still don't know who I am. My anonymity is the reason why I agree with Schneier saying that this card does not provide identification even though it matches my face with an authorization.
Daniel.
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