From 41cc9d3b908c150b032fef13f9563c196762182f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Justin OBrien Date: Thu, 29 Oct 2020 22:19:40 -1000 Subject: [PATCH] Update README Small nits --- README.md | 6 +++--- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index e3347f6..3603d09 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -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**