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ActivityPub Explained: How the Federated Social Web Actually Works
ActivityPub is the W3C protocol powering Mastodon, Pixelfed, and the broader Fediverse. Here's how it works under the...
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ai-plugin.json: How ChatGPT Plugins Discover and Describe APIs
The ai-plugin.json manifest is the entry point for AI plugin integrations. Learn what it contains, how it's structured,...
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Digital Identity
OpenID Connect vs OAuth 2.0: Understanding the Key Differences
OAuth 2.0 handles authorization; OpenID Connect adds identity on top. Learn how they differ, how they work together,...
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Open Standards
The Complete Guide to .well-known URIs: What They Are and Why Every Domain Should Use Them
The /.well-known/ path is a standardized location for metadata files that machines use to discover your site's...
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Developer Guides
How to Implement WebAuthn Passwordless Authentication in a Web App
WebAuthn enables passkey-based, passwordless login using hardware authenticators or biometrics. This guide walks...
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Federated Web
Mastodon vs Bluesky: Comparing Federated Social Network Architectures
Mastodon uses ActivityPub; Bluesky uses the AT Protocol. Both promise decentralization but take fundamentally different...
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