The information I would bind to a key that is more useful than a domain name or e-mail address or common name is the name I use to identify the entity -- the keyholder's SDSI name. That is an identifier that means something to me. The others are all subject to the John Wilson problem.
Of course, the SDSI name can also be confused. This is because of the way we are built to use names, but I don't have time to go into that in detail here. Needless to say, this whole topic needs a lot of work.
Using pictures instead of names, as was suggested in another thread, might be better, but I do know of people who look so much alike that even that is subject to confusion.
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Date: 2002-07-26 08:28 am (UTC)Of course, the SDSI name can also be confused. This is because of the way we are built to use names, but I don't have time to go into that in detail here. Needless to say, this whole topic needs a lot of work.
Using pictures instead of names, as was suggested in another thread, might be better, but I do know of people who look so much alike that even that is subject to confusion.
- Carl