Possible Globally Unique Identifiers

• <local-ID>-<registry>, e.g.

  • RB366-RGNET (well-known registry map needed)
  • RB366-whois.rg.net (FQDN of whois server)

• Well-known Net-Unique IDs, e.g.

  • randy@psg.com (email address, a distributed database)
  • 0xB1331439 (PGP key, a replicated database)
  • (X.400 - example needed)

• Socially Unique IDs, e.g.

  • US-073435761 (passport)

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