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by estearum 300 days ago
Earnest question: why not? I would think "option to prove who you are and guarantee not to be impersonated" is a pretty broadly appealing capability except to people trying to do the impersonating.
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>"option to prove who you are and guarantee not to be impersonated"

guaranteed as long as no attacker gets hold of the private key, which cannot be guaranteed

Yeah, I don't find this to be a compelling argument at all.

That's an argument against all authentication anywhere.

> That's an argument against all authentication anywhere.

its a problem isnt it

No