From e731984d79a9fa2b412ef11dac32479277b022a5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Manu Sporny Date: Sun, 20 Oct 2024 17:59:12 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] Add section on cryptographic verification. --- index.html | 23 +++++++++++++++++------ 1 file changed, 17 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) diff --git a/index.html b/index.html index 0599066..831e511 100644 --- a/index.html +++ b/index.html @@ -348,14 +348,25 @@

Use Cases

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Identification

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Globally Unique Identifiers

-Lemmy runs an enterprise portal that manages large amounts of sensitive data -submitted by people working for a variety of organizations. He would like to use -identifiers for entities in the database where control over the identifier can -be cryptographically proven in order to increase security related to who is -allowed to access and update each organization's data. +Lemmy runs multiple enterprise portals that manage large amounts of sensitive +data submitted by people working for a variety of organizations. He would like +to use identifiers for entities in the databases that are provided by +his customers and do not depend on easily phishable information such as +email addresses and passwords. +

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Cryptographic Verification

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+Lemmy would like to ensure that his customers prove control over their +identifiers — for example, by using public/private key cryptography +— in order to increase security related to who is allowed to access and +update each organization's data.