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Re: Blinded Identities [was Re: exporting signatures only/CAPI]
In <199610140530.WAA17735@crypt>, on 10/13/96 at 10:30 PM,
Hal Finney <[email protected]> said:
>The "blinded identities" problem is one of the oldest that we have
>discussed here (although not much recently, of course!). It is basically similar to
>what cryptographers call "blinded credentials" and is closely related to electronic
>cash, as Michael Froomkin's example from Stefan
>Brands points out. I posted an idea a few years ago for how to use the technique to
>solve the related problem of remailer abuse.
>A simple way to approximate what you want is to use a standard blinded
>signature exactly as is done with David Chaum's DigiCash. The customer comes to you
>and presents some proof of identity. This may be in
>person via standard paper documents, or on-line via some cryptographic
>credential as you suggested. You make a list of all of your customers, and make
>sure that this customer is new, someone you haven't seen before.
Hmmmm... I am at a loss as why the customers identity needs to be know at all?
What does it matter if I am a new customer or not?
I don't see why we couldn't have anonymous prepaid credit-cards similiar to the prepaid calling cards available now. You pop down to the local bank here's $500 cash, they give you your card, when you have used up your $500 you throw it away. Of cource the issuer of the card would charge some fee for the service, say $1 on every $100, maybe more maybe less the market will decide that. :)
No one need know who I am or what I am purchasing. Much simpler to implement, no id verification, no blinded credentials, Just treat it like any other credit card.
KISS - Keep It Simple Stupid :)
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