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Edits to corporate ID background. Will fix #19
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Assertion that self-issued IDs *will* make transactions more efficient reduced to *might*. The following sections give an explanation f how that could be true, so we're not making an untestable assertion. Also added GS1's organization IDs, GLNs, (because I can).
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philarcher authored Jun 3, 2020
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Expand Up @@ -875,14 +875,16 @@ <h4>Background</h4>
There are many types of identifiers that corporations use today
including tax identification numbers (e.g. 238-42-3893), Legal
Entity Identifiers (e.g. 5493000IBP32UQZ0KL24), Data Universal
Numbering System identifiers (aka. DUNS Number) (e.g. 150483782),
Numbering System identifiers (a.k.a. DUNS Number, e.g. 150483782),
Global Location Number (e.g. 9501101020016),
and many more that communicate the unique identity of an organization.
None of these numbers enable an organization to self-issue an
identifier or to use the number to cryptographically authenticate or
digitally sign agreements. A great number of business to business
and business to customer transactions could be executed more quickly
and with greater assurance of the validity of the transaction if a
mechanism to self-issue cryptographic identifiers were created.
digitally sign agreements. Business to business
and business to customer transactions might be conducted with more
efficiency and with greater assurance of the validity of the
transaction if a mechanism to self-issue cryptographic identifiers
were created.
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