Honestly, if I were trying to get assured, I wouldn't use a social even if it were 100% valid. There's just too much that can be done with a person's social.
-CMP On 5/13/06, mattnash <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
I thought that a Social Security card was not an acceptable form of ID as it doesn't include a birthdate. ---------- Original Message ---------------------------------- From: "Cristobal Palmer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: Triangle Linux Users Group discussion list <[email protected]> Date: Sat, 13 May 2006 00:37:32 -0400 >from the CAcert website: > >------- > >CAcert Web of Trust Rules > >It is essential that CAcert Assurers understand and follow the rules >below to ensure that applicants for assurance are suitably identified, >which, in turn, maintains trust in the system. > >Contact > >* You must meet the applicant in person; >* You must sight at least one form of government issued photo >identification. It's preferable if 2 forms of Government issued photo >ID are presented, as less points may be issued if there is any doubt >on the person by the person issuing points; >* Compare and verify that the copy of the identification sighted is a >true and correct copy; >* Complete the assurance form if the applicant has not already done >so. Ensure that all information matches. > >------- > >For a _second_ photo ID, one might have an employee ID for a state >agency or a student ID for a state university. I would only accept >(ie. allocate the full number of points I'm allowed to give) one of >those if I had a reasonable sense of that ID's validity. For example, >our sponsor ECU ( http://www.ecu.edu/ ) is a state university, but I >have no clue what their IDs look like. I do know what a UNC OneCard >looks like (I have one). > >For non-photo ID, there's Mr. Barlow's suggestion of a birth >certificate, but one could also accept a Social Security card, a >Selective Service registration card, or perhaps a voter registration >card. But again, these are not photo IDs, so the full number of points >should not be issued based on these IDs. > >The rules aren't more detailed about what forms of ID are acceptable >because not only do IDs vary from one location to another, but the >important factor is the assurers ability to verify that the ID is >valid. > >Did I miss anything Tanner? > >-CMP > >On 5/12/06, Steve Litt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> On Thursday 11 May 2006 02:06 pm, Tanner Lovelace wrote: >> > Hi folks, >> > >> > Just wanted to remind everyone that if you want to have your >> > identity assured for CACert tonight to please sign up for an >> > account at http://www.cacert.org/ and bring 2 forms of government >> > issued ID. >> >> Curious -- if a person doesn't have a passport, what would they have besides a >> drivers license? >> >> SteveT >> >> Steve Litt >> Author: >> * Universal Troubleshooting Process courseware >> * Troubleshooting Techniques of the Successful Technologist >> * Manager's Guide to Technical Troubleshooting >> * Twenty Eight Tales of Troubleshooting >> * Rapid Learning: Secret Weapon of the Successful Technologist >> >> http://www.troubleshooters.com/bookstore >> http://www.troubleshooters.com/utp/tcourses.htm >> -- >> TriLUG mailing list : http://www.trilug.org/mailman/listinfo/trilug >> TriLUG Organizational FAQ : http://trilug.org/faq/ >> TriLUG Member Services FAQ : http://members.trilug.org/services_faq/ >> > > >-- > >Cristobal M. Palmer >UNC-CH SILS Student >TriLUG Vice Chair >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >ils.unc.edu/~cmpalmer >"Television-free since 2003" > -- TriLUG mailing list : http://www.trilug.org/mailman/listinfo/trilug TriLUG Organizational FAQ : http://trilug.org/faq/ TriLUG Member Services FAQ : http://members.trilug.org/services_faq/
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