Verifying ownership using decentralized verification
Disclosed is technology that verifies, in pairwise manner, proof of ownership-association of decentralized online resources owned by or affiliated with a single entity by visiting a first resource using a first location identifier, ingesting a first scannable image that contains a first plurality of assertions of ownership of online resources by a single entity and extracting a first public key of the first resource. The technology also visits a second resource using a second location identifier, ingests a second scannable image that contains a second plurality of assertions and extracts a second public key of the second resource. Then, the technology verifies, using the first public key, a signature from the first complementary assertion, verifies, using the second public key, a signature from the second complementary assertion, and determines, based on the pair of verifications, whether the first and second resources are owned by a single entity.
1. A computer-implemented method of verifying, in pairwise manner, proof of ownership-association of decentralized online resources owned by or affiliated with a single entity, the method including:
visiting a first resource using a first location identifier;
ingesting, from the first resource, a first scannable image that contains a first plurality of assertions of ownership of online resources by a single entity, including:
a first self-assertion of ownership of the first resource including a first signed self-location identifier; and
a second complementary assertion of ownership of a second resource including a second signed remote location identifier;
extracting a first public key of the first resource;
visiting the second resource using a second location identifier;
ingesting, from the second resource, a second scannable image that contains a second plurality of assertions, including:
a first complementary assertion of ownership of the first resource including a first signed remote location identifier; and
a second self-assertion of ownership of the second resource including a second signed self-location identifier;
extracting a second public key of the second resource;
verifying, using the first public key, a signature from the first complementary assertion;
verifying, using the second public key, a signature from the second complementary assertion; and
determining, based on the verifying the signature from the first complementary assertion and the verifying the signature from the second complementary assertion, a verification result of whether the first resource and second the resource are owned by a single entity.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first complementary assertion is signed by a first private key, and the second complementary assertion is signed by a second private key.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein one of the first signed remote location identifier or the second signed remote location identifier comprises a Universal Resource Name (URN).
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein one of the first scannable image or the second scannable image includes a barcode.
5. The method of claim 4 , wherein the barcode includes a QR code.
6. The method of claim 1 , further including:
visiting a third resource using a third location identifier;
ingesting, from the third resource, a third scannable image that contains a third plurality of assertions, including:
a third self-assertion to the third resource; and
a third complimentary assertion to the first resource;
wherein the first scannable image further includes a fourth complimentary assertion to the third resource.
7. The method of claim 6 , wherein a basis of the verification result further includes: pairwise analysis between assertion related to the first resource and the third resource.
8. The method of claim 1 , wherein ingesting the first resource occurs by a camera.
9. The method of claim 1 , wherein ingesting the first resource occurs by a web browser plugin.
10. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium impressed with computer program instructions to verify, in pairwise manner, proof of ownership-association of decentralized online resources owned by or affiliated with a single entity, the instructions, when executed on a processor, implement a method comprising:
visiting a first resource using a first location identifier;
ingesting, from the first resource, a first scannable image that contains a first plurality of assertions of ownership of online resources by a single entity, including:
a first self-assertion of ownership of the first resource including a first signed self-location identifier; and
a second complementary assertion of ownership of a second resource including a second signed remote location identifier;
extracting a first public key of the first resource;
visiting the second resource using a second location identifier;
ingesting, from the second resource, a second scannable image that contains a second plurality of assertions, including:
a first complementary assertion of ownership of the first resource including a first signed remote location identifier; and
a second self-assertion of ownership of the second resource including a second signed self-location identifier;
extracting a second public key of the second resource;
verifying, using the first public key, a signature from the first complementary assertion;
verifying, using the second public key, a signature from the second complementary assertion; and
determining, based on the verifying the signature from the first complementary assertion and the verifying the signature from the second complementary assertion, a verification result of whether the first resource and the second resource are owned by a single entity.
11. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 10 , wherein the first complementary assertion is signed by a first private key, and the second complementary assertion is signed by a second private key.
12. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 10 , wherein one of the first signed remote location identifier or the second signed remote location identifier comprises a Universal Resource Name (URN).
13. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 10 , wherein one of the first scannable image or the second scannable image includes a barcode.
14. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 13 , wherein the barcode includes a QR code.
15. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 10 , implementing the method further comprising:
visiting a third resource using a third location identifier;
ingesting, from the third resource, a third scannable image that contains a third plurality of assertions, including:
a third self-assertion to the third resource; and
a third complimentary assertion to the first resource;
wherein the first scannable image further includes a fourth complimentary assertion to the third resource.
16. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 15 , wherein a basis of the verification result further comprises: pairwise analysis between assertions related to the first resource and the third resource.
17. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 10 , wherein ingesting the first resource occurs by a camera.
18. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 10 , wherein ingesting the first resource occurs by a web browser plugin.
19. A system including one or more processors and a memory, the memory loaded with computer instructions to verify, in pairwise manner, proof of ownership-association of decentralized online resources owned by or affiliated with a single entity, the instructions, when executed on the one or more processors, implement actions comprising:
visiting a first resource using a first location identifier;
ingesting, from the first resource, a first scannable image that contains a first plurality of assertions of ownership of online resources by a single entity, including:
a first self-assertion of ownership of the first resource including a first signed self-location identifier; and
a second complementary assertion of ownership of a second resource including a second signed remote location identifier;
extracting a first public key of the first resource;
visiting the second resource using a second location identifier;
ingesting, from the second resource, a second scannable image that contains a second plurality of assertions, including:
a first complementary assertion of ownership of the first resource including a first signed remote location identifier; and
a second self-assertion of ownership of the second resource including a second signed self-location identifier;
extracting a second public key of the second resource;
verifying, using the first public key, a signature from the first complementary assertion;
verifying, using the second public key, a signature from the second complementary assertion; and
determining, based on the verifying the signature from the first complementary assertion and the verifying the signature from the second complementary assertion, a verification result of whether the first resource and the second resource are owned by a single entity.
20. The system of claim 19 , further implementing actions comprising:
visiting a third resource using a third location identifier;
ingesting, from the third resource, a third scannable image that contains a third plurality of assertions, including:
a third self-assertion to the third resource; and
a third complimentary assertion to the first resource;
wherein the first scannable image further includes a fourth complimentary assertion to the third resource.