[OpenID] Real Identity Verification

[Eddy Nigg (StartCom Ltd.)]

Rebecca, I forgot about it, but let me shamelessly promote a small 
article concerning identity validation in relation to OpenID I just 
wrote recently. Here validations including ones which are performed by a 
community network come into play. Thanks. :-)

On 11/04/2008 11:23 AM, Eddy Nigg (StartCom Ltd.):
> There are some providers which can provide you this service, please 
> see http://www.startssl.com/?app=14
> For example my ID is here: https://eddyn.startssl.com/
>
> However no useful exchange protocol or standard for OpenID exists 
> really to automatically on such information, but Nat, who also posted 
> a reply to your question, is working on setting up a work group for 
> trust exchange (TX) which might facilitate such exchange of 
> information. I expect TX to be highly interesting in this respect.
>
> For now I guess you'll have to hand-pick the providers which do 
> perform real identity validations.
>
> Regards
> Signer: 	Eddy Nigg, StartCom Ltd. <http://www.startcom.org>
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>
> On 11/04/2008 07:10 AM, Rebecca Cannon:
>> Hi all
>>
>> I'm researching a new online service that I will be building. I want 
>> to use Open ID, however we're going to require real-world 
>> identification verification, as the service will have legally binding 
>> information in it.
>>
>> Just wondering whether open id is being used with real-world 
>> identification verification, and what the list's thoughts are on this.
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Rebecca
>>
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