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		gruez 19 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: GitLab discovers widespread NPM supply chain attac... How are you still missing the "real identity" part? A bitcoin address might be easily verifiable, but isn't anyone's idea of "real identity".

brabel 18 days ago [–]

Real identity is impossible to establish beyond any doubt, and a certificate is no better than a key on a website, in fact it's essentially the exact same thing.

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