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Validation Agent Protocol
In its current form, the
Monkeysphere Validation Agent is conceived of as
a minimalistic HTTP server that accepts two different requests:
GET / -- initial contact query, protocol version compatibility.
(no query parameters)
(returns: protoversion, server, available)
POST /reviewcert -- request validation of a certificate
(query parameters: uid, context, pkc)
(returns: valid, message)
Query parameters are posted as a JSON blob (not as
www-form-encoded).
The variables that are returned are application/json as well.
- PKC means: public key carrier: raw key, OpenPGP cert, or X.509 cert
- UID means: User ID (like in OpenPGP)
- context refers to the setting in which the certificate is offered. For example, "https" means: "this certificate was offered by an HTTPS server"
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