Yeah. That is why it isn't a great solution. One of the problems of key-signing is that it is all or nothing. You assert that you are 100% sure of an identity. Real life isn't like that and normal people verifying each other won't be like that. Forcing in person is also massively inconvenient.
I would have many methods of verification, email, text, manual entry, nearfield, QR codes, etc. each method would carry a probability of tampering so the actual signature would be something like 97% sure this is the Sibyl I expect. You then do a preponderance of evidence algorithm as they are verified in different ways. You'd add that checkmark for high 9's only.
Speaking Sibyl as a name. Usernames should only count as an initial suggestion or at best a nickname displayed as a tagline. Pet names only. It makes no sense to verify you as Sibyl only to have you change your name to Leaserin.
Daniel Wigton
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2024-07-07 20:39:18
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