Re: [ga] |Going forward towards a Registrant's Constituency

["Jeffrey A. Williams" <jwkckid1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Andrew and all,

  Good point, PGP sigs/keys are a good method, I use one
were necessary or appropriate.  This is where the rub is though,
is such appropriate, let alone necessary for membership in any
sort of Constituency???


-----Original Message-----
>From: Andrew McMeikan <andrewm@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Sent: May 20, 2010 7:23 PM
>To: ga@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: Re: [ga] |Going forward towards a Registrant's Constituency
>
>
>sotiris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
>> First, let's thank Joop for offering up the IDNO charter for us to use as
>> a basis for an RC charter.
>> 
>> Next, let's get one piece of fundamental business out ofthe way. When i
>> voted in the ICANN 2000 AtLarge election, it was only after my identity
>> had been verified and a letter had been sent to my physical address with
>> my acct/password info for voting day. In order for us to move forward on
>> creating an RC we need to VERIFY that the prospective membership is who
>> they say they are. Fortunately, there are many options available for us
>> today. My preference would be for a digital certificate. Does anyone have
>> any problem with being required to provide proof of one's identity in
>> order to participate in a Registrant's Constituency? If anyone does have a
>> problem, the solution is simple, they can form their own constituency of
>> non-identities. I am willing to put the work into an RC but only with
>> other verified individuals. So, who's willing to join me in this
>> endeavour?
>> 
>> Sotiris Sotiropoulos
>> 
>
>I support this.  What type of digital certificate do you propose?
>As some SSL certificates have been forged perhaps something simple
>like pgp / gpg keys, this is free and easy for everyone, makes email
>voting very simple and makes for a visible web of trust so the
>certification level of everyone can be seen.
>
>       cya,    Andrew...
>

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