I can't comment on the chatterbox features, as I'm still a user of the plain old web interface.

As to verifying a monk, I think if we forget about zero-knowledge proof, the easiest way to verify a monk would be to talk with that monk about his posts.

Of course this dosen't guarantee that the person you are talking with is indeed the monk on Perlmonks, but at least it will verify to you that this person knows enough about that monks posts to immitate that monk.

Other than that, monks that wish to be verified can simply post their email address on their node or /msg you their email address, and you can swap some PGP stuff then.

In fact, there is no way to verify that I am indeed the person I claim to be, except by visiting the given address and interviewing me about my posts...

In reply to Re: On Chatterbox Echoes, and the Identification of Monks in the Wild by Corion
in thread On Chatterbox Echoes, and the Identification of Monks in the Wild by Petruchio

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