I think I'm missing something in the scenario you describe. If the private key has been discarded, how can a signature generated with that private key serve as anything more than a checksum? If a checksum is all you need, why not just provide a checksum? Why bother with the signature? bob wyman On Sat, Dec 11, 2021 at 11:50 PM Michael Herman (Trusted Digital Web) < mwherman@parallelspace.net> wrote: > If an NFT (for a photo, a calf, or a kiss, etc.) or a unique one-of-a-kind > business document (a specific purchase order, invoice, waybill, delivery > confirmation, etc.) is represented as a (signed) verifiable credential, > once the proof is generated for the VC, is it necessary to persist the > private key used to sign the VC? > ...can't the private key be thrown away if it is no longer needed to sign > anything further? > ...that is, only the public key needs to be persisted and keyed to the > VC's outer id and stored in the corresponding DID document? > ... inspired by the early part of Sam's KERI ssimeetup talk. > > Michael Herman > Founder > Trusted Digital Web > Get Outlook for Android <https://aka.ms/AAb9ysg> >
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