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@@ -8,14 +8,14 @@ Aperture is a HTTP 402 reverse proxy that supports proxying requests for gRPC
(HTTP/2) and REST (HTTP/1 and HTTP/2) backends using the [LSAT Protocol
Standard](https://lsat.tech/). LSAT stands for: Lightning Service
Authentication Token. They combine HTTP 402, macaroons, and the Lightning
Network to create a new standard for authentication and paid servies on the
Network to create a new standard for authentication and paid services on the
web.
LSATs are a new standard protocol for authentication and paid APIs developed by
Lightning Labs. LSATs can serve both as authentication, as well as a payment
mechanism (one can view it as a ticket) for paid APIs. In order to obtain a
token, we require the user to pay us over Lightning in order to obtain a
pre-image, which itself is a cryptographic component of the final LSAT token
preimage, which itself is a cryptographic component of the final LSAT token
The implementation of the authentication token is chosen to be macaroons, as
they allow us to package attributes and capabilities along with the token. This
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ services and APIs.
**lnd**
* Make sure lnd ports are reachable.
* Make sure `lnd` ports are reachable.
**aperture**