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# libtrust
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Libtrust is library for managing authentication and authorization using public key cryptography.
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Authentication is handled using the identity attached to the public key.
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Libtrust provides multiple methods to prove possession of the private key associated with an identity.
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- TLS x509 certificates
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- Signature verification
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- Key Challenge
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Authorization and access control is managed through a distributed trust graph.
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Trust servers are used as the authorities of the trust graph and allow caching portions of the graph for faster access.
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## Copyright and license
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Code and documentation copyright 2014 Docker, inc. Code released under the Apache 2.0 license.
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Docs released under Creative commons.
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