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Envelopes are a new "smart document" functionality, part of the Gordian Architecture led by Blockchain Commons. Here we discuss some of our design choices for how they should be initially implemented, as well as some opinionated cryptographic choices. youtu.be/S0deyIHXukk
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One of the projects that I want to build on top of this Gordian Architecture is a Xanadu-style “Club System” with cryptographic ocaps, like what I described to of in mid-90s. Think decentralized git for encyclopedia-sized collaboration. Finally is possible!
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A presentation on the privacy requirements for envelopes in our Gordian Architecture, in particular, to address issues of correlation to allow for elision, redaction & external reference by both issuers & holders. youtu.be/ubqKJAizayU
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Envelopes are a new "smart document" functionality, part of the Gordian Architecture led by Blockchain Commons. Here we discuss some of our design choices for how they should be initially implemented, as well as some opinionated cryptographic choices.
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You can now sign up for Silicon Salon 2, a virtual event from . It’s scheduled for Wednesday, September 14th from 9am to noon PDT. [1/11] #SiliconSalon
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Today my article on the need to protect private keys from courts was published by . This may be the most important legal advocacy work has ever done! [1/10]
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We () recently published a playlist of three videos to kickoff off our new CSR (Collaborative Seed Recovery) effort for digital asset & identity wallets, and in particular, we have details about our new crypto-envelope specification. [1/8]
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I wrote a bit today at on the long path that DID has followed over the last 7 years. [2/9]
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Congratulation to , the Decentralized Identifier Working Group, the Credentials Community Group , and the larger Decentralized Identity ecosystem for ratification of the DID 1.0 spec as a W3C Recommendation — an international standard! [1/9] w3.org/2022/07/pressr
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I will also be holding open office hours about these Advance Readings this Thursday, July 21st & again on August 18th from 9-10am PDT. Participation is open to all who are considering attending.
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The first of these are arriving now, on topics ranging from the large scope like multi-dimensional reputation systems to the small scope, like how to render a Verifiable Claim for the deaf or blind. See github.com/WebOfTrustInfo
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For our we give a large discount for submitting an "Advance Reading" paper before our collaborative event. Combined with the "Early Bird" ticket (ending tomorrow June 19th) this can be a discount as much as 45-70%! Why do we do this?🧵
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Today’s Q2 report to our sponsors details our recent accomplishments (such as our recent #SiliconSalon) and offers some of our priorities for Q3 and important events for the remainder of this Summer or coming up this Fall. Join us as a sponsor now!
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to continue advocacy on this Wyoming #KeysAreNotAssets Bill and our other digital rights advocacy efforts around the world, become a monthly sponsor at github.com/sponsors/block
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Thus I have been trying to get special protection for private keys since I first proposed the concept in 2019 #KeysAreNotAssets. Wyoming is currently considering this legislation to do exactly that, and so I strongly support it! [6/9]
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A private key can be someone's digital signature or their verification of identity. Having that key compromised by a malicious actor can cause egregious harm. As a technologist, I know of no safe ways to transfer private keys. So we need better protection for private keys! [5/9]
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Testimony from former Mary Beth Buchannan, former U.S. Attorney for W. Dist. PA is in agreement "Honestly, I would be very concerned about turning over a private key to a court." [4/9] diyhpl.us/wiki/transcrip
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This is made worse by the fact that courts do not currently have the technical and security infrastructure to reasonably protect a keyholder’s rights and ensure that the private key remains private! [3/9]
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The problem is that currently private key disclosure can be forced in the early stages of a legal process, resulting in threats of false witness or irrevocable asset transfers, for which the private key holder has *no* legal recourse.[2/9]
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On today's livestream at the #Wyoming Legislative Select Committee on Blockchain, Financial Technology and Digital Innovation Tech, I'm also testifying about private key disclosure. [1/9]
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Digital assets are the future, and Wyoming is embracing that future. E-residency is the way to make their innovative legislation available to everyone. [6/6] /cc
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I am advocating that Wyoming offer its own e-residency program so that people can take advantage of its innovative laws regarding digital assets, corporate records, and DAOs. My letter: wyoleg.gov/InterimCommitt presentation: wyoleg.gov/InterimCommitt [3/6]
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Since many states (and some nations) are looking to the Wyoming legislation for models to use with digital assets, I'm hopeful that work before the Select Committee will ultimately affect laws worldwide. [6/6] /cc
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WRDA is a proposed framework to clarify bailment & demonstrate perfection under the Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) for digital assets, but it could also offer useful certifications for other assets like NFTs, IP, trademarks, real property, etc. [3/6]
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My testimony before them today includes some thoughts on a new idea — a new concept I call a "Wyoming Registered Digital Asset", or WRDA. [2/6]
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It's great to see chip makers and hardware wallets finally planning together. I personally think Libre-SOC stole the show too- awesome project to make 100% open chip.
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Today, June 1, Blockchain Commons @BlockchainComns held our first Silicon Salon, to discuss the future of semiconductor design for cryptography [1/8] siliconsalon.info
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Today, June 1, Blockchain Commons held our first Silicon Salon, to discuss the future of semiconductor design for cryptography [1/8]
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You can support continued work toward wallet interoperability reference apps & specifications, all with independence, privacy, resilience, privacy & openness, by becoming a monthly sponsor via Github! [10/10]
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We also have available an early draft of a sophisticated 2 of 3 multisig scenario that leverages Gordian Seed Tool's offline SSKR features (with Passport & Wallet) at github.com/BlockchainComm [9/10]
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If you haven't already, you can pick up our Gordian Seed Tool reference application for cryptographic seed storage & signing from the Apple App Store. [8/10]
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With that said, there are definite security questions when using NFC Tags for non-sharded content like seeds & derived keys, which is why we've labeled it as experimental. Use this new NFC feature with caution. More on that in a future tweetstorm! [7/10]
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We are also beginning to experiment with NFC Tag support in the 1.5 release. You can now read URs from an NFC Tag just by tapping it with your phone. Gordian Seed Tool will be opened automatically and your shards recovered, seed material imported, or PSBT signed! [6/10]
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These features allow for more scenarios to support long-term offline storage methods that can be safely restored many years in the future. [5/10]
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We also wanted to demonstrate how to make it easy & secure cryptographic data to the iOS file system or to external SD Cards. With these features you can write out SSKR key shards to a variety of media, offering more options to safely export key material from your iPhone. [4/10]
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So how do we make it safer? 1.5 allows for the printing of individual SSKR shares (or even their individual storage as PDFs). Network printing can be a big security hole, so we wanted to demonstrate how to limit that by sharding the printing as well! [3/10]
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The usability work centers on SSKR, our secret sharding system. We feel that it's crucial for ensuring the resilience of your seeds. [2/10]
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The new version 1.5 of Gordian Seed Tool for iOS & macOS from focuses on usability & a new experimental feature to support NFC Tags. It's our updated look at the best practices for the future of self-sovereign #SmartCustody of cryptographic key material. [1/10]
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We have released version 1.5 of Gordian Seed Tool, our reference application for iOS & macOS, which demonstrates independence, privacy, resilience, and openness in digital-asset protection. apps.apple.com/us/app/gordian
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We have released version 1.5 of Gordian Seed Tool, our reference application for iOS & macOS, which demonstrates independence, privacy, resilience, and openness in digital-asset protection.
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And as always, your ongoing support is needed to continue our work. Become a monthly patron of at GitHub.com/sponsors/Block!
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