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   Message 465 of 945   
   Jay Harris to August Abolins   
   Re: Smart Health Card QR Codes   
   31 Oct 21 12:24:43   
   
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   On 31 Oct 2021, August Abolins said the following...   
       
    AA> Ah.. ok, then the QR code points to a hardcoded domain which uses the   
    AA> "string" in the QR code.  But why couldn't other people still share   
    AA> their QR codes?  How would the app know that the copied QR image isn't   
    AA> someone else as long as gender and approximate age are the same visually?   
      
   All of the information is stored in the QR code and then signed by elliptic   
   curve keys using the P-256 curve.  So if any of the information was modified   
   the digital signature would no longer be valid.   
      
   All of the technical details can be found here:   
   https://spec.smarthealth.cards   
      
   This of course assumes the establishment chooses to scan your QR code, I've   
   only had two places so far do so, every other place has just looked at the   
   piece of paper and verified it against my ID.   
      
   I suppose you could try and share someone's credentials or forge your own, but   
   it doesn't seem like something I would want to do:   
      
   https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/sudbury/forged-vaccination-passports-sudbury-1.6   
   203784   
      
      
   Jay   
      
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