https://hackerpaper.kaipfister.de/p/2007.00415/Collected HN comments and submissions linking this paper.enMon, 02 Nov 2026 11:16:22 GMThttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31703057urn:hackerpapers:mention:2007.00415:31703057Sat, 11 Jun 2022 09:06:19 GMT<p>This essay introduces Self-Sovereign Identity very nicely! Even deeper deep dive into this topic : Sybil attacks are not solved with the &quot;Soul&quot; bound reputation approach. This was mathematically proven some years ago by Harvard University phd student Sven[0]. See his impossibility results on &quot;weakly beneficial Sybil attacks&quot; and &quot;single report responsiveness property&quot;. The blockchain crowd has not yet discovered this, fake identities are an unsolved problem. Startups be aware. European Commission now has an official &quot;26 000 000.00 EUR&quot; &quot;estimated value&quot; open offer for SSI wallet solutions…</p><p><a href="https://hackerpaper.kaipfister.de/p/2007.00415/">Paper and discussion history</a>. A mention is not an endorsement.</p>cs.CRhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23813067urn:hackerpapers:mention:2007.00415:23813067Sun, 12 Jul 2020 17:33:22 GMT<p>&quot;A Truly Self-Sovereign Identity System&quot;, our academic work with Tor-like privacy[1]. This goes beyond owning your identity. Has government sponsorship. The EU is currently taking the lead in this area, search terms: &quot;ESSIF: The European self-sovereign identity framework&quot;. [1] https://arxiv.org/abs/2007.00415</p><p><a href="https://hackerpaper.kaipfister.de/p/2007.00415/">Paper and discussion history</a>. A mention is not an endorsement.</p>cs.CR