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MSC4145: Simple verified accounts #4145

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In line with matrix-org/matrix-spec#1700, the following disclosure applies:

I am Director of Standards Development at The Matrix.org Foundation C.I.C., Matrix Spec Core Team (SCT) member, employed by Element, and operate the t2bot.io service. This proposal is written and published as a Trust & Safety team member allocated in full to the Foundation.

@turt2live turt2live changed the title MSC: Simple verified accounts MSC4145: Simple verified accounts May 14, 2024
@turt2live turt2live added proposal A matrix spec change proposal client-server Client-Server API kind:maintenance MSC which clarifies/updates existing spec needs-implementation This MSC does not have a qualifying implementation for the SCT to review. The MSC cannot enter FCP. labels May 14, 2024
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over federation would ideally mean having a method for end clients to confirm the verification
without the use of the attached homeserver. Such a problem is challenging to solve quickly.

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@andrewzhurov says:

Will this benefit from having verification as Verifiable Credential (VC)?

Would open up possibility to accumulate all sorts of VCs (e.g., your real name, age from a goverment, phone number from a phone provider).

Would be a broadly used standard.

VCs could be stored in a Profile Room, that is used to manage all related to ones self-sovereign identity. #1769 Makes it easier to discover everything related to a person.

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Verifiable Credentials look very interesting, and likely simple enough where we could skip straight to them - thanks for raising it! A concern this MSC aims to avoid is designing a complete system too early, as such a decision could end up adding significant time before the benefit is realized. I'll have to give the W3C draft a more serious read.

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