HAhapnin·Apr 8, 2018
Blockstack looks like it would fit here:
https://github.com/blockstack/blockstack/blob/master/README....
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6 sourcesBlockstack: Decentralized DNS for blockchain applications
49 points · Open discussionAnother key distribution system is to use a key-value blockchain store based naming model such as Blockchain ID (formerly Passcard, Onename).
https://github.com/blockstack/blockstack/wiki/Blockchain-ID-...
You use the user's username (key) to look up their profile which is either stored in the blockchain or "snapshotted" to the blockchain so that it is tamperproof. You can store the PGP (or OTR or<insert your favorite public key here>) public key fingerprint in the profile.
In TOFU, Keybase, and Other Vegan Security ChoicesNamecoin isn't actually a "registrar" in this case, but the canonical blockchain used with Passcard.info. You can think of it as the self-registration alternative. The Namecoin link is definitely a conversion blackhole. This would be a bit better: https://github.com/namesystem/namesystem/wiki/Namecoin
Onename, which has designed Passcard.info, is attempting to standardize the identity protocol by decoupling it from its core identity registration service.
A somewhat fragmented space, here's an example of another blockchain based identity protocol using the id/* namespace on Namecoin: https://nameid.org/?name=domob
In Passcardsomething resembling real information:
https://github.com/namesystem/namesystem/wiki/FAQ
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