playing with cryptography...

[Faramir]

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Hardeep Singh escribió:

> There is nothing that can prove who you say you are. State provided ID
> cards only prove that you were able to convince the system that you
> have a specific name.
> 
> Let me know if you feel differently.
> 
> Regards
> Hardeep

  Well, I feel different... soon after I was born, a nurse put ink on my
foot, and made a "footprint". That was archived, with my name, and my
parents names. Latter, when I was about 8 years old, I got my ID card,
and a ID code was assigned to me (now they are making those ID codes
when a baby is born), and they took all my fingerprints (both hands). I
admit they didn't check if my feet was the same as in my birth
certificate, but if somebody says she is my real mother, it can be
verified (without DNA test). So I feel here, in Chile, state provided ID
cards are reasonably safe. Or at least, if there is any claim of wrong
identity, it can be tracked to the moment a new born is registered in
the system. Sure, maybe there can be a mistake in the hospital, and 2
babies can be exchanged... but that is one of these "what if...?" that
we shouldn't be worried about, unless something forces us to consider
that case.

  My point is, when I had the age to be able to think "I am going to
fake my identity", it was already too late to be able to fake the
system. All I can do is forge my ID card, and that is a complex thing to
do, they have many security measures.

  Just my 2 cents...
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