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1. lnxw48a1 (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Thursday, 14-Apr-2022 19:39:52 EDT lnxw48a1
   #Twitter's #Bluesky describes what they want from a #federation protocol.
   
   https://blueskyweb.xyz/blog/3-6-2022-a-self-authenticating-social-protocol [blueskyweb xyz]
   
   In light of Elon Musk's purchase offer, this may all be moot.
   1. GeniusMusing (geniusmusing@nu.federati.net)'s status on Friday, 15-Apr-2022 09:03:39 EDT GeniusMusing

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      Or maybe the FOSS community will do it's thing, take the idea and run with it.
      
      This part has me wondering how they would pull it off.
      
      >Cryptographic identifiers associate users with public keys. Self-sovereign identity is based on having cryptographic identifiers for users. Control of an account is proved by a cryptographic signature from a user, rather than an entry in a database keeping track of logins.
      
      Would they use something like PGP?
      
      If so, how would key generation be handled and how do you explain the need to have the key on multiple devices to the general public?
      
      I like the idea but I see many real public world issues for people who just login to a site and have no clue about what happens in the background.