Re: Single Use Key Pairs: Disposable Private Keys?

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.
>
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