Legalised notary signature using Self-Sovereign Identity

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Goal is simply to have the first legalised electronic signatures.

Deisng this from scratch, while re-using software components such as IPv8 and trustchain. Creating the exact design, detailed requirement, and user-interface structure is part of this project. Even understanding the legal domain somewhat is part of this project.

Introduction to self-sovereign identity: https://bitsonblocks.net/2017/05/17/gentle-introduction-self-sovereign-identity/
Example project: http://www.ondertekenen.nl/
Their notary declaration (in Dutch): https://www.ondertekenen.nl/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Juridische_Verklaring_OndertekenenNL_Evidos_okt_2016.pdf

Extends SSI: #2682

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Meeting notes from earlier discussion: Tribler/document-attestation-service#1 (comment)

Next sprints:
- Implementing a document transfer mechanism
    - Through libtorrent
    - Through IPFS
    - Through directly connecting to the notary peers (start with this approach)
    - Through an encrypted tunnel
- Implement a IPV8 overlay and a Twisted plugin

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Progress this week:

• Use the demo code to create a frontend for the attestation community.

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Plans for coming sprint:

• get Libutp operational, stand-alone
• transfer 1 byte from a well known server
• transfer a GByte between two processes
• optional add the Libutp inside IPv8 and use a single socket re-using NAT puncturing

Future options:

• look into the lawyer stuff
• .APK version using Webkit?

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Most senior researcher now assigned to take the legalised signature concept to technology readiness level 9. Important builder of confidence for our technology, ourselves, and identity research. Use thorough authentication for enrollment (passport, etc.), 2-factor authentication for re-authentication (what you own, what you know).
related work: PDF signer tag

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Ready for student (team) to work on. Superapp would be the new codebase.
Key step is to get a notary onboard for real-world trail usage.