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by haloux 2789 days ago
None of what the author is writing about concerning the inability to revoke stateless tokens is particularly novel. We have the same problem with SSL/TLS PKI. Once a cert is revoked, there is no reliable way to ensure that its revocation is enforced among all clients. The world has proved to be content with accepting this risk.

Protip: be sure to read what I said before you use the b-word in your responses.

Additionally, the sarcastic flowchart that is included in part 2 of his post makes some pretty open-ended assumptions. "Just take down the blacklist server" is my favorite.

edit: clarification.