February 12, 2002
Practical Aspects of Modern Cryptography
82
First issuer wins naming rights
nOnce you’re “named” by someone (e.g. the government at birth), everyone has to call you by the same name if name-chaining is to succeed
nWhat’s the solution?
nUse another chaining method
nUse key-based chaining
nIt’s the keys that matter, since that’s what signs & makes the statement.