Show HN: HWT (Hash Web Tokens) – minimalist protocol for auth state

Category: library

Tags: authentication, authorization, web-protocol, decentralized, tokens

Score: 6.0/10 (Innovation: 6, Technical: 5, Documentation: 8, Utility: 5)

HWT (Hash Web Tokens) is a stateless, network-native token protocol for cross-domain delegation and authorization. It's interesting because it proposes a decentralized, domain-anchored alternative to JWT with built-in delegation chains and a focus on HTTP-native key discovery, removing the need for a central authority.

Target audience: backend devs, devops

Repository: https://www.jimmont.com/hwt/ · Apache-2.0 · 1 stars

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