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Comment by cocoto

15 hours ago

Simple, provide a simple API, let the community build the clients for the machines they have.

That's antithetical to the goal of a secure ID. It has to be really impossible to get stolen, or as difficult as a physical card. If the ID is just a password, you can tell other people your password, and it can be stolen, and it can be cloned. Germany is a strict liability country, and you will be fined or imprisoned for anything that is done with your identity card that was cloned because your PC was infected by malware if you don't report it stolen.

  • > If the ID is just a password, you can tell other people your password, and it can be stolen, and it can be cloned.

    You can give your physical cards to other people or give them access to your computers, too.

    > Germany is a strict liability country, and you will be fined or imprisoned for anything that is done with your identity card that was cloned because your PC was infected by malware if you don't report it stolen.

    I don't see an issue with this.