Re: DIDs available by satellite. A curiosity, an exploration.

> 1) To really be able to resolve DIDs globally via Satellite you would 
> need the associated (non-terrestrial)spectrum licenses to transmit the 
> packets.

Currently Blockstream has several satellites across the world 
broadcasting the Bitcoin blockchain, and they provide a service to pay 
bitcoin/lightning to broadcast a message via the satellite as well. 
Bitcoin based DID methods (such as BTCR) should be able to at least 
resolve to an implicit DID document using it, by linking the resolver to 
your own Bitcoin node linked to a dish pointing to the satellite.

https://blockstream.com/satellite/

Combine that with GoTenna and you can extend that functionality through 
a mesh network: 
https://blockstream.com/2019/05/11/en-gotenna-satellite-api-integration/


Just a food for thought, haven’t played around with either the 
satellite or GoTenna yet.


Anthony Ronning


On 3 Dec 2019, at 17:20, Tedesco, Evan wrote:

> ​I work for Dish wireless(we work closely with Echostar & Hughes net 
> among others).  I have been noodling on resolving DIDs via satellite 
> for a while now as a solution for getting Identity access to the less 
> fortunate regions and here is my $.02 on it.
>
>
> 1) To really be able to resolve DIDs globally via Satellite you would 
> need the associated (non-terrestrial)spectrum licenses to transmit the 
> packets.
>
>
> 2) While Yubikey would be a good solution I feel it is cost 
> prohibitive for most the populations that need this type of 
> access(full disclosure: I didn't watch the use cases for offline 
> credentials so I may be off the mark here).  I really like the Idea of 
> using a javacard(chip and pin tech) at least for the underprivileged 
> it is a lot more accessible.  I also Saw Gemalto has these: 
> https://www.gemalto.com/financial/cards/emv-biometric-card​ which 
> are chip and pin with fingerprint identification(biometric stored on 
> the card).  I think this would be the most cost effective approach as 
> you would only have to fit the POS systems with radios for backhaul.  
> Also because access to electricity is often scarce in these regions, 
> it makes sense for the device to be powered by the POS terminal.
>
>
>
>
>
> ________________________________
> From: Brent Shambaugh <brent.shambaugh@gmail.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, December 3, 2019 1:27 PM
> To: Sam Mathews Chase
> Cc: Credentials Community Group; Mike Lodder; Wolf McNally; David 
> Hoffman
> Subject: Re: DIDs available by satellite. A curiosity, an exploration.
>
>
>  This message originated outside of DISH and was sent by: 
> public-credentials-request+bounce-evan.tedesco=dish.com@listhub.w3.org
>
> Hi Sam,s
>
> I met Jim Cantrell from Stratspace in Tuscon recently. We have known 
> each other for awhile, and get along well. We both have engineering 
> backgrounds.
> He was involved with both generations of the Iridium Network [1],[2]. 
> I also have been in touch with Kim Hamilton Duffy. She is up for 
> updates and
> I assume amusements, but she is quite buried.
>
> I ordered a RTL-SDR. I might also get an Hack-RF clone. The RTL-SDR 
> website looks like a great place to start [3],[4]. This will require
> a bit of a struggle.
>
> Blockstream is a free service worth tinkering with. They have their 
> satellites in geosynchonous orbit which is unlike Iridium's closer
> orbits.
>
> I'm guessing that it would be better to follow an Iridum kind of 
> thinking to minimize device size. It is not rational to expect
> people to carry around bulky hardware if they are going to replace 
> their wallet and perhaps a Yubikey(TM). I believe you
> said something somewhere agreeing with this.
>
> The video that I linked to was Daniel Hardman's talk on Peer DIDs [5]. 
> I'm sure you will also like the did:key method talk discussed
> in today's call. Perhaps it could help move Critical Use Cases for 
> Offline Credentials forward?
>
> I may have some overlap with the Verifiable Driving Event Data Chain 
> in your RWoT Barcelona paper.
>
> Tyler Ruff's Verifiable Credentials 101 talk helps a lot with 
> understanding how Issuer, Holder, and Verifier play together [6].
>
> I am not sure how public keys, DIDs, and DID documents play together. 
> Is it possible to get a DID document from decoding the base58 string?
> What is the relation of the DID and public key?
>
> "Creating a did:key value consists of creating a cryptographic key 
> pair and encoding the public key using the format provided in Section 
> 2. The did:key 
> Format<https://digitalbazaar.github.io/did-method-key/#format>. The 
> creation of a DID Document is also performed by taking the public key 
> value and expanding it into DID Document. An example is given below 
> that expands the ed25519 did:key 
> did:key:z6MkpTHR8VNsBxYAAWHut2Geadd9jSwuBV8xRoAnwWsdvktH into its 
> associated DID Document" [6]
>
> What about a verifiable credential that only needs to see a public 
> ledger if it has not been seen before or is not in the "database"?
>
>
> [1] ,[2] : https://www.iridium.com/, 
> https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2018/03/iridium-next-5-satellites-spacex-falcon-9<https://www.iridium.com/>
> [3],[4] : 
> https://www.rtl-sdr.com/talk-decoding-data-from-iridium-satellites/, 
> https://www.rtl-sdr.com/rtl-sdr-tutorial-receiving-noaa-weather-satellite-images/
> [5] : 
> https://ssimeetup.org/peer-dids-secure-scalable-method-dids-off-ledger-daniel-hardman-webinar-42/
> [6] : https://digitalbazaar.github.io/did-method-key/#create
>
> -Brent
>
> On Sat, Nov 30, 2019 at 12:38 AM Sam Mathews Chase 
> <samantha@venn.agency<mailto:samantha@venn.agency>> wrote:
> Hi Brent!
>
> My company, Venn.Agency is a permanent contractor of Seaspan ULC and 
> the Vancouver Shipyards. We are currently rolling out our verifiable 
> safety training focused on emergency response and fire safety. The 
> risk of fire to a vessel or ship build is the number one thing keeping 
> Lloyd's Actuaries up at night. We're working to establish a new risk 
> category in which everyone who enters a vessel or works in the 
> shipyard has gone through our active simulation training and learned 
> important safety information. We're maintaining an occupancy 
> percentage over a set threshold which issues a "Certificate of 
> Recognition" 
> COR<https://www.worksafebc.com/en/health-safety/create-manage/certificate-recognition> 
> [equivalent] Credential to BC Gov's 
> Orgbook.<https://orgbook.gov.bc.ca/en/home> Kim Hamilton Duffy has 
> designed our system's architecture and can offer more insight if you 
> have specific questions.
>
> The thing I myself most worry about is how freakin' easy it is to hack 
> a big ship... or a tank for that matter 😳
> I co-authored a paper with Wolfe McNally and Michael Lodder (on cc) at 
> Rwot Toronto outlining Critical Use Cases for Offline 
> Credentials.<https://nbviewer.jupyter.org/github/WebOfTrustInfo/rwot7-toronto/blob/master/final-documents/offline-use-cases.pdf>
> On Satcoms, there are very narrow bandwidths for encryption and 
> unfortunately, on top of that, a lot of passwords are password. 
> Pentest Partners 
> <https://www.pentestpartners.com/security-blog/sinking-container-ships-by-hacking-load-plan-software/> 
> do a lot of good work exposing vulnerabilities and associated risk in 
> ships and satcoms more broadly.
>
> It is my personal belief, that focusing technical solutions and early 
> adoption towards critical infrastructure (government, workforce data 
> providence and privacy, heavy industry/high-risk safety and 
> environmental compliance, etc) is the best way to make lasting change. 
> I welcome you, (and anyone else on this thread) to comment- offer some 
> insights, corrections, or alternate points of view on our soon to be 
> published Rwot Barcelona paper: Driving Adoption with a Focus on 
> Safety, Security & 
> Compliance.<https://docs.google.com/document/d/1E-yJ5LJDCwE3yOD-U7Q5Yz2GyI2-hgk33IiZ80JalUU/edit?usp=sharing>
>
> I'm keen to know who else is working in or near these use cases? 
> Currently, historically, hypothetically or all of the above!
>
> Also, the link to your video is dead. Can you recover it for me?
>
>
> Sam Mathews Chase
> Founder, Venn.Agency
> -------------------------------------------------------
> Move Slow and Fix Things.
> -------------------------------------------------------
> samantha@venn.agency<mailto:samantha@venn.agency>
>
>
> On Fri, Nov 29, 2019 at 1:10 PM Brent Shambaugh 
> <brent.shambaugh@gmail.com<mailto:brent.shambaugh@gmail.com>> wrote:
> To whom it may concern:
>
> I have been wondering: Would it be useful to work on a solution that 
> makes DIDs resolvable anywhere on the surface of the earth with 
> Satellites?
>
> It does not seem broadband is needed, and when studying DIDs it seems 
> like only a small part of the time does one need to verify a DID for a 
> particular identity [1].
>
> [1] "Peer DIDs: a secure and scalable method for DIDs that's entirely 
> off ledger" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-5MmLLd3x
>
> Thanks for your time,
>
> Brent Shambaugh