https://hackerpaper.kaipfister.de/p/2008.05300/Collected HN comments and submissions linking this paper.enMon, 02 Nov 2026 11:16:22 GMThttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25697413urn:hackerpapers:mention:2008.05300:25697413Sat, 09 Jan 2021 05:14:49 GMT<p>&gt; Maybe something like Namecoin but for usernames. I seriously think that solving decentralized identity (and trust) is the most important current goal in the field of online technology. Once it is solved, all future innovations become ten times easier to implement and adopt. That&#x27;s probably an exaggeration, but it could certainly be a more foundational technology than cryptocurrency, for example. Anyway, to get a sense of the state of the art, I recommend this paper[0] from late last year. To pick just one of the approaches discussed in it, let me mention BrightID which is documented…</p><p><a href="https://hackerpaper.kaipfister.de/p/2008.05300/">Paper and discussion history</a>. A mention is not an endorsement.</p>cs.CRhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24411076urn:hackerpapers:submission:2008.05300:24411076Tue, 08 Sep 2020 18:12:52 GMT<p>Who Watches the Watchmen? Sybil-Resistance in Proof of Personhood Protocols</p><p></p><p>79 points; 25 discussion replies on HN. <a href="https://hackerpaper.kaipfister.de/p/2008.05300/">Paper and source history</a>. A submission is not an endorsement.</p>cs.CR