[extropy-chat] RFID and smartbiometric based encryptions

Sun Apr 10 15:29:32 UTC 2005

The way I am proposing it is that the locations and specific DNA 
sequences chosen out of the entire genome
are many and varied enough that it becomes an unbreakable code to find 
the key for... at least with near term technology.

The super key would be held only by a secure agency, with specific 
knowledge of how  and under what conditions to
generate a private key and a public key.

Somebody could go over your DNA but how and where to start to find a 
code from within
a  numerical string billions of characters long.

This balances off absolute security with individualization and a subtle 
hint of simplicity.

Mike Lorrey wrote:

>Personal biometrics that stand a chance of being left lying around are
>insecure keys. You leave your DNA all over the place, and your
>fingerprints remain on everything you touch. Retina scans seem the only
>really secure biometric, save the risk that someone is likely to gouge
>out your eyeball to get your key (or forcibly scan you while under
>restraints, physical or drug induced). 
>
>Beyond this, the risk is that you have to trust any piece of equipment
>that demands to scan you. This is vulnerable to man-in-the-middle
>attacks similar to the fake-ATM scam, where you would see some kiosk
>providing some product or service you wanted (stamps, ATM, subway
>passes, concert/theater/airline/sports tickets, candy or other food
>vending, etc) that would demand your retina scan and a scan of one of
>your payment cards for something real. 
>
>The kiosk might or might not portray an error after scanning you, thus
>saving on output product, and prompting users to call a phone number on
>the kiosk for 'customer service', which would allow for further
>identity compromise through social engineering.
>
>--- "Extropian Agroforestry Ventures Inc." <megao at sasktel.net> wrote:
>  
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>>Your personal biometrics would be your "private key".
>>Personal genomics  might be constitute a "super key" from which would
>>
>>be  chosen  pieces of conserved genomics
>>encrypted into the "private key".
>>Your "public key" which would be the identity used for everyday 
>>dealings. and would be a
>>"low resolution" version of your "private key".
>>Over a lifetime  the "private key" might be used to generate several 
>>versions of a "public key".....if
>>the "public key"  was compromised".
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>>
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>>Samantha Atkins wrote:
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>>>>On Apr 8, 2005 12:31 AM, Mike Lorrey wrote:
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>>>>>The thing you are missing is that as RFID becomes ubiquitous, a
>>>>>          
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>>hacker
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>>>>>doesn't need access to a database anymore to rip off your
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>>identity, it
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>>>>>is ALL sitting on your person in the form of chips ready to
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>>transmit
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>>>>>your personal information like Kitty Kelly playing a crack whore.
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>>>><snip>
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>>>>>Are you getting that cold sinking feeling, yet?
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>>>A solution to possible identity theft would be to tie the
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>>information 
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>>>to biometric scan.  Thus a would be identity thief would be 
>>>immediately detected.
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>>>A better solution also addressing privacy would be a small computer
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>>>(perhaps the size of a key fob or built in to a cell phone) that
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>>could 
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>>>only be activated by the biometrics of the user and that allows the
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>>>user to rigorously control how much information is transmitted in
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>>any 
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>>>encounter.  If the device was stolen it would be useless without
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>>very 
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>>>major decryption work.   It should also be possible to set the
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>>amount 
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>>>of information to be automatically available on request at will. 
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>>The 
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>>>information that I would want automatically available at a party
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>>would 
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>>>likely be very different than what I would want available in a 
>>>business setting.
>>>
>>>
>>>- samantha
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>Mike Lorrey
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