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by jshawl 1457 days ago
I'm exploring a signature-based authentication scheme here: https://github.com/jshawl/proof.im

At a high level:

1. Claim and prove ownership of a public key 2. Sign a session claim that links the handle with the public key 3. Service verifies the claim's signature was signed by the corresponding private key