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by volaski 2074 days ago
> Until now, it has been impossible to "record" and replay authenticated HTTP requests outside of a single service provider because authentication by nature has been centralized--Your identity belonged to the service provider. > > By "Bitcoinizing" HTTP requests and adopting the decentralized authentication scheme using Bitcoin wallet signatures, Vapor makes it possible to record authenticated HTTP requests and replay them anywhere.

<= Now this sounds WAY cool.

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It just runs counter to why you want an authentication scheme in the first place as a service provider.

It is about control.