Re: [Hyperledger Indy] Solving the Zooko Triangle through biometric linked DIDs and DID Documents -- Nathan Aw from Singapore

Somewhat related to this topic could be our DNS->DID draft spec:
https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-mayrhofer-did-dns/

Markus

On 11/16/18 10:46 PM, Christopher Lemmer Webber wrote:
> We can't "solve" Zooko's triangle, but we can add a layer to get all the
> pieces we want.  I still think petnames is the right approach, but let's
> examine whether or not adding biometric identity closes things up.
>
>  - DIDs choose globally unique and decentralized/secure, skipping human
>    meaningful
>  - So the thing we need to layer on appears to be human meaningful
>
> In this vein, I don't see how biometric identity closes the loop.  If I
> want to know how to refer to you, I don't see how your DNA, which is a
> decentralized but not generally secure and questionably globally unique
> (see cases of police 3d printing fingerprints in silicone) bridges over
> to human meaningful.  It questionably adds a bit more to those layers.
> Even having a record of what your eyes look like or what DNA you have
> doesn't help me map my idea of Nathan Aw over to which DID you have...
> I also don't have a mapping of my concept of you to your DNA or
> fingerprints.  So I don't personally see that bridge crossed over in the
> way that eg a petnames database does so.
>
> Nathan Aw writes:
>
>> Hi Friends at Indy/w3c,
>>
>> I figured that one of the key, perhaps the key, to solving the zooko
>> triangle theorem/challenge/riddle is to leverage biometric
>> (retina+fingerprint).
>>
>> If there is some way to seamlessly onboard, associate and bind one's DID,
>> DID Documents and Biometric data (stored in offchain in secure enclaves,
>> perhaps?), the zooko triangle gordian knot can indeed be solved.
>>
>> To-Be Transaction Flow:
>> 1. Use Biometric to access to this market place app
>> 2. Fetches all the claims associated with one's biometric identity
>> 3. Apply jobs, makes purchases seamlessly with the proofs happening behind
>> the scene.
>>
>> Through this, we obviate the need for users to remember lengthy usernames/
>> passwords, etc thus achieving the goals of human meaningfulness,
>> decentralization and security.
>>
>> Is this something that is achievable?
>>
>> Am keen to work with anyone on this.
>>
>> Thank you.
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Nathan Aw
>> https://sg.linkedin.com/in/awnathan
>>
>> https://www.hyperledger.org/community/technical-ambassador
>>
>> http://www.nasdaq.com/article/guest-post-understanding-the-limits-and-potential-of-blockchain-technology-cm874892
>>
>> https://www.hyperledger.org/blog/2017/12/05/developer-showcase-series-nathan-aw-ntt-data
>>
>> https://bitcoinmagazine.com/authors/nathan-aw/
>>
>> https://twitter.com/Hyperledger/status/938105092644974594
>>
>> https://www.hyperledger.org/blog/2018/07/24/hyperledger-sawtooth-seth-and-truffle-101
>>
>> https://www.hyperledger.org/persons/nathan-aw
>>
>> https://github.com/nathanawmk
>>
>> https://erc725alliance.org/
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