The auDA, and some 3rd-party identify service and my Registrar are a joke!
WOW! I just had to share this little story I ran into today.
I tried to register a .AU Domain the other day, only for it to instantly fail.
I emailed support, which took several days to respond, only for them to respond by saying (paraphased):
We’re sorry, but the identify checks failed. The 3rd-aprty service doesn’t tell us why, But, please make sure that the ID you used matches the Full Name, including any Middle name(s).
I used my Passport number. Which of course has my First, Middle and Last Name.
I can only assume at this point that the checks failed on the missing “Middle name”. Why? Because the Registrar I use has a database and user interface for “contacts” that only have support for First name and Last name. NO Middle Name.
🤦♂️ This is basically stupid at this point. Systems cannot be trusted at the most fundamental level, no matter how good they are.
Until we figure out how to build a system that allows an individual to prove to another entity that they are who they say they are without a shred of doubt (i.e: cryptographically), we’re stuffed.
There is literally nothing I can do in this case. The auDA are at fault. The 3rd-party identify service (unknown) are at fault. The registrar are at fault. Hell, even the Passport office are at fault for even bothering to or requiring a Middle name.
How has “identity” come to this?