Vendor Relationship Management: Utilities - msatkinson/ethereum GitHub Wiki

###Goal: Publish My monthly energy usage to my preferred list of energy suppliers and let them bid for my contract

####Challenges

  • Discovery: How do the energy provides discover my contract and bid?
  • Identity: How should my preferred list of energy suppliers be identified?

#####Challenge: Identity

The proposed solution to this challenge is to obtain the public key for each vendor from their associated website digital certificate.

Example: http://flowenergy.co.uk

Flow Energy's address is not protected by SSL. To find the public key, use the secured login page: https://your.flowenergy.uk.com/. A browser will provide access to the public key information. In chrome, right click on the green padlock next the the https address, select Connection | Certificate Information | Details scroll down to Subject Public Key Info.

######Using Solidity to Verify the msg Senders' Public Key TODO

######Aside: Internet Identity for Individuals