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by ineiti 3322 days ago
We were working on a more decentralized solution here: https://github.com/dedis/cothority/tree/master/cisc - unfortunately the update is still 1 month away...

This system uses a set of untrusted nodes that form a permissioned blockchain. Updating the chain requires a threshold of keys stored in the first block. The private keys are distributed over laptops/phones.

A person can have multiple devices that accept/deny new keys, while the servers check periodically for updates and can verify the new ssh-keys are legit by verifying the signatures.

I did a small demo at HotPETs 2016: https://www.securityweek2016.tu-darmstadt.de/fileadmin/user_...

I also hope to have it running again, soon. If anybody is interested, don't hesitate to contact us at linus.gasser@epfl.ch