#[0] pubkey WOT verification protocol for a DISTRIBUTED PURPLE CHECKMARK!:

Suppose i know someone IRL and want to verify them in-person, to be damn sure i'm not talking to an imposter.

Especially important when i'm paying them!

1. Bob render a hash-of-pubkey(NPUBALICE?) mapped to bip39 words

2. Alice does the same for her own NPUBALICE!

3. Bob calls them up or visit Alice in person

4. Alice reads her NPUBALICE! words out loud

5. If they match, I can optionally sign a message "I verified that Alice is really NPUBALICE" (no more question mark!)

Now everyone that trusts I'm not a liar can also, at 1 level removed, trust that Alice is NPUBALICE

Clients can allow you to specify levels of trust and depth of trust.

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https://nips.be/2 has basically that in it already -- the petname stuff. It was implemented a long time ago, but no one bothered again since that time.

zero verification in there