pqauth

Security and privacy

api authentication

SHOW HN2013

12points
2comments
#1,246of 1,739 in 2013
Top 72%of 2013 by points

How HN took it

QuietFewer than 5 comments about the project

1 positive, 1 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 0 critical, out of 2 comments about the project.

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Questions

  • Why not just issue a random session key after authentication?

    From 1 comment
    • We need to implement something along these lines to secure our API. This is interesting, but I need help understanding why the server can't just provide a random session_key…
      heme on HN
  • What does the Needham-Schroeder-Lowe protocol provide here?

    From 1 comment
    • We need to implement something along these lines to secure our API. This is interesting, but I need help understanding why the server can't just provide a random session_key…
      heme on HN

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