Comment by JoshTriplett

Comment by JoshTriplett 12 hours ago

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(Without accepting the premise that it should be acceptable to have to provide any kind of proof...)

> Zero knowledge protocols really have no functional revocation mechanism.

None would be needed, you (sadly) only age in one direction, so valid proof would never become invalid proof.

mrob 11 hours ago

>valid proof would never become invalid proof

Somebody can give their proof of age to another person.

  • JoshTriplett 11 hours ago

    And? Presentation of someone else's valid credentials is not fixable by any privacy-preserving mechanism. You can set an expiration date in order to rotate them, and they can be fast-rotating.

    In any case, it's a moot point: the correct amount of required identification is zero.