Mike Hearn [ARCHIVE] on Nostr: 📅 Original date posted:2012-11-27 📝 Original message:> Further, the inclusion ...
📅 Original date posted:2012-11-27
📝 Original message:> Further, the inclusion of x509 is not really needed in the spec - you don't need to sign the invoice with an x509, you can use the payment key.
No, the point of using X509 certs is to get a verified identity (a
domain name) on the receipt, this is needed for multi-factor
authentication. You can't do that without some kind of third party
asserting to an identity.
📝 Original message:> Further, the inclusion of x509 is not really needed in the spec - you don't need to sign the invoice with an x509, you can use the payment key.
No, the point of using X509 certs is to get a verified identity (a
domain name) on the receipt, this is needed for multi-factor
authentication. You can't do that without some kind of third party
asserting to an identity.