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Good point on the cryptography. My passport already contains such a key, so it is probably feasible to use something like this for trusted communications.


Until you reach the level of authorities that provide those signatures.

I'd imagine fake IDs with properly signed cryptographic keys on their chips are available to any higher FBI, FSB or other agents.


My dads second wife has five passports. And more than a few names.

Whereas my single passport is expired mostly because I dont plan to go anywhere.


For their respective nations and ones considered friendly - likely.

For more foreign nations? Given proper PKI, I'd hope not.




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