[TriLUG] Assurance tonight

[Cristobal Palmer]

Honestly, if I were trying to get assured, I wouldn't use a social
even if it were 100% valid. There's just too much that can be done
with a person's social.

-CMP

On 5/13/06, mattnash <mattnash at intrex.net> wrote:
> I thought that a Social Security card was not an acceptable form of ID as it doesn't include a birthdate.
>
> ---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
> From: "Cristobal Palmer" <cristobalpalmer at gmail.com>
> Reply-To: Triangle Linux Users Group discussion list <trilug at trilug.org>
> Date:  Sat, 13 May 2006 00:37:32 -0400
>
> >from the CAcert website:
> >
> >-------
> >
> >CAcert Web of Trust Rules
> >
> >It is essential that CAcert Assurers understand and follow the rules
> >below to ensure that applicants for assurance are suitably identified,
> >which, in turn, maintains trust in the system.
> >
> >Contact
> >
> >* You must meet the applicant in person;
> >* You must sight at least one form of government issued photo
> >identification. It's preferable if 2 forms of Government issued photo
> >ID are presented, as less points may be issued if there is any doubt
> >on the person by the person issuing points;
> >* Compare and verify that the copy of the identification sighted is a
> >true and correct copy;
> >* Complete the assurance form if the applicant has not already done
> >so. Ensure that all information matches.
> >
> >-------
> >
> >For a _second_ photo ID, one might have an employee ID for a state
> >agency or a student ID for a state university. I would only accept
> >(ie. allocate the full number of points I'm allowed to give) one of
> >those if I had a reasonable sense of that ID's validity. For example,
> >our sponsor ECU ( http://www.ecu.edu/ ) is a state university, but I
> >have no clue what their IDs look like. I do know what a UNC OneCard
> >looks like (I have one).
> >
> >For non-photo ID, there's Mr. Barlow's suggestion of a birth
> >certificate, but one could also accept a Social Security card, a
> >Selective Service registration card, or perhaps a voter registration
> >card. But again, these are not photo IDs, so the full number of points
> >should not be issued based on these IDs.
> >
> >The rules aren't more detailed about what forms of ID are acceptable
> >because not only do IDs vary from one location to another, but the
> >important factor is the assurers ability to verify that the ID is
> >valid.
> >
> >Did I miss anything Tanner?
> >
> >-CMP
> >
> >On 5/12/06, Steve Litt <slitt at troubleshooters.com> wrote:
> >> On Thursday 11 May 2006 02:06 pm, Tanner Lovelace wrote:
> >> > Hi folks,
> >> >
> >> > Just wanted to remind everyone that if you want to have your
> >> > identity assured for CACert tonight to please sign up for an
> >> > account at http://www.cacert.org/ and bring 2 forms of government
> >> > issued ID.
> >>
> >> Curious -- if a person doesn't have a passport, what would they have besides a
> >> drivers license?
> >>
> >> SteveT
> >>
> >> Steve Litt
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> >
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> >
> >Cristobal M. Palmer
> >UNC-CH SILS Student
> >TriLUG Vice Chair
> >cristobalpalmer at gmail.com
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Cristobal M. Palmer
UNC-CH SILS Student
TriLUG Vice Chair
cristobalpalmer at gmail.com
cmpalmer at ils.unc.edu
ils.unc.edu/~cmpalmer
"Television-free since 2003"