It could be like a driver's license for the internet, and a post office franking...

		olefoo on Jan 21, 2009 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Ask HN: What Would you want in a government API? It could be like a driver's license for the internet, and a post office franking mechanism at the same time. Although seriously now would you want every blog comment tied to you with a digital signature, provably yours forever?