On 11/09/06 20:32 +0530, Dinesh Shah wrote: > Hi Devdas, > > Thx for nice questions. Read on... > > On 9/11/06, Devdas Bhagat <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >On 28/08/06 19:03 +0000, Dinesh Shah wrote: > ><snip> > >> At the same time, due to the lack of unique, verifiable an positive > >> identity citizens have to cope with acquiring and managing and > >> establishing his or her identity which leads to waste of valuable > > > >What are the failure modes of establishing such a public identifier? > > 1. Non-issue of ID. > 2. Duplicate/Multiple IDs. > 3. Wrong ID. > You aren't thinking maliciously enough.
> >What damage can result in case of failure (for one or more persons)? > > 1. Denial of certain rights. > 2. Denial of certain public/private resources. > 3. Legal/Panel actions against responsible person(s). > You aren't thinking maliciously enough. I have an extremely appropriate idea here, but I would lose the debate via Godwin's law. > >What happens when the identifier is compromised or corrupted? > > 1. Re-issue in case of lose/corruption. > > 2. Legal/panel action(s) through audit trail - compromised in cases of > forgery etc. > So all that I need to do is change the information in the database where this information is stored and make you into a terrorist? Think really, really maliciously. History has a good set of examples of system failures. Those who do not learn from history ... > >Will the identifier also be used as an authenticator? Or as a factor in > >authentication? > > Yes. But the authentication will be separate process depending on the > requirements of the security levels. So identifier will be one of the > factors in the authentication process. > > >Will making this information public reveal any private information? > > We have to decide beforehand what should be consider public and > private information. > > For me Public/Safe info is > > Date of Birth > Place of Birth > Given Name > Names of Mother/Father > Current and Past Employers > Educational records - degrees and certifications > Criminal Records > Caste? Religion? Residential address? Passport number? One number to bring them together and bind them in the land of Mordor, where the shadows lie? Devdas Bhagat -- http://mm.glug-bom.org/mailman/listinfo/linuxers
