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1 1  == Definitions for Authentication and Access ==
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4 4  |=Function|=What it means in P2P context
5 -|Permissions|//Define what actions a peer is allowed to perform (read, write, broadcast, modify state, etc.)//
6 -|Delegation|//Allow a peer to grant some portion of its authority to another peer (e.g., "you can write to this dataset for 1 day")//
7 -|Capabilities|//Tokens/objects that embody permissions and can be passed around securely//
8 -|Revocation|//Ability to withdraw access (essential yet tricky, since there's no central admin)//
9 -|Identity-agnostic control|//Often operations are authorized not by who you are but what capabilities you possess//
5 +|**Permissions**|Define what actions a peer is allowed to perform (read, write, broadcast, modify state, etc.)
6 +|**Delegation**|Allow a peer to grant some portion of its authority to another peer (e.g., "you can write to this dataset for 1 day")
7 +|**Capabilities**|Tokens/objects that //embody// permissions and can be passed around securely
8 +|**Revocation**|Ability to withdraw access (essential yet tricky, since there's no central admin)
9 +|**Identity-agnostic control**|Often operations are authorized not by //who// you are but //what capabilities you possess//
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13 13  == Definitions for Security and Encryption ==
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16 16  |=Security Function|=Purpose|=Examples
17 17  |Transport Encryption|//P2P channel confidentiality//|//TLS, Noise//
18 18  |Message Encryption|//End-to-end secrecy, async//|//MLS, Olm/Megolm, DR//