flesh out faq #101
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divarvel
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May 25, 2023
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divarvel
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- what is biscuit?
- why is offline attenuation great?
- the crypto is not broken
- can i be fired for choosing biscuit?
- how can i bake delicious biscuits?
Co-authored-by: juliabenisty <80972586+juliabenisty@users.noreply.github.com>
Co-authored-by: juliabenisty <80972586+juliabenisty@users.noreply.github.com>
Geal
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May 25, 2023
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| Neither the biscuit specification nor the various implementations have been formally audited. The specification itself (more specifically the cryptographic scheme) has been informally audited by experienced cryptographers and the current specification raised no alarms. | ||
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| Of course biscuit is a recent piece of tech, which makes it harder to justify than more standard choices like JWT. That being said, biscuit and the patterns it allows have been instrumental in the success of several projects, so it is worth trying it out. |
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maybe mention that biscuit builds on experience earned when using systems like JWT, and try to avoid their pitfalls
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i'll try it out in another PR, i need to think it over a bit first.
Co-authored-by: Geoffroy Couprie <contact@geoffroycouprie.com>
divarvel
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May 26, 2023
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