Onions in the ATmosphere: Decentralizing Trust in Identity
Paper extends secure onion-domain association to AT Protocol DIDs and grounds identity trust in context.
The work studies self-authenticating meaningful identity, linking registered domain names to Tor onion addresses and AT Protocol handles to decentralized identifiers. It applies existing secure onion-association methods to DID association and combines both in one identity. The authors argue these bindings are exposed to blocking, hijack, fingerprinting, and surveillance, and propose contextual trust based on an attestor's relevance rather than only centralized structural authority.
- Covers onion association and atproto DID association.
- Combines both associations in a single identity.
- Warns of blocking, hijack, and fingerprinting of bindings.
- Prefers contextual attestor relevance over centralized authority.
From the original article
1 min read at arxiv.orgMultiple approaches have been implemented for identities that associate meaningful identifiers, such as domain names, with self-authenticating identifiers, such as onion addresses.
By Paul Syverson · arxiv.org
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