▲ 901 ▼ Stop Treating Phone Numbers As A Digital ID (notthesolution.substack.com) submitted 2 years ago by formerlytomato@lemmy.sdf.org to c/technology@lemmy.world 157 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] 0xD@infosec.pub 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) In the real world: https://www.oesterreich.gv.at/en/id-austria.html permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Ahrotahntee@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 years ago* (1 child) Also https://www.cac.mil/Common-Access-Card/, if the Americans are skeptical. I don't like the Austrian one being phone-integrated, but I understand why people would want that. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] 0xD@infosec.pub 1 point 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) It's because the phone is a two-factor token that everyone has with them. With a secure processor being the hardware token and fingerprints or face scans biometrics. This makes it ideal for saving such sensitive data. I most frequently use it to digitally sign documents in a legally enforceable way. The card you linked is similar, and a smart card was one of the previous versions of our system. The goal here was to make it universally accessible, and a smartphone is perfect for that. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Ahrotahntee@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 years ago* (1 child) Also https://www.cac.mil/Common-Access-Card/, if the Americans are skeptical. I don't like the Austrian one being phone-integrated, but I understand why people would want that. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] 0xD@infosec.pub 1 point 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) It's because the phone is a two-factor token that everyone has with them. With a secure processor being the hardware token and fingerprints or face scans biometrics. This makes it ideal for saving such sensitive data. I most frequently use it to digitally sign documents in a legally enforceable way. The card you linked is similar, and a smart card was one of the previous versions of our system. The goal here was to make it universally accessible, and a smartphone is perfect for that. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] 0xD@infosec.pub 1 point 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) It's because the phone is a two-factor token that everyone has with them. With a secure processor being the hardware token and fingerprints or face scans biometrics. This makes it ideal for saving such sensitive data. I most frequently use it to digitally sign documents in a legally enforceable way. The card you linked is similar, and a smart card was one of the previous versions of our system. The goal here was to make it universally accessible, and a smartphone is perfect for that. permalink fedilink source parent