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From: R. Nachmani
Subject: Self-attestation
Date: 13 Kislev 5781
What if we defined optional verification layers?
This is closer to how my community actually worked. The base was always trust: someone says they are Jewish, you accept it. But trust could be strengthened. Someone vouches for them. Then someone vouches for the person who vouched. A rabbi writes a letter. A ketubah is produced. Each layer added assurance without being required.
The base specification could work the same way. It records self-attestation. A consuming system could accept additional attestations: community witnesses, rabbinical letters, documentation. These would not be required, but they could be attached.
Think of it like HTTP and HTTPS. The base protocol works without encryption. Adding encryption is optional but provides additional assurance. A site can function either way. But when security matters, you add the layer.
We could define DEP-0249 for attestation chains. DEP-0250 for documentation references. The identity block would remain self-attested, but additional evidence could be attached for systems that want it.
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