Re: [WORK ITEM PROPOSAL] HTTP Authentication Using Schnorr Signatures

I'd love to help!

Best

John





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On Sunday, January 11th, 2026 at 10:21 PM, Melvin Carvalho <melvincarvalho@gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi everyone,
> 

> Following today's announcements, I'd like to formally propose http-schnorr-auth as a CG work item.
> 

> 1. Title: HTTP Authentication Using Schnorr Signatures
> 

> 2. Summary: A method for authenticating HTTP requests using Schnorr signatures, enabling decentralized authentication with Nostr/Bitcoin keys.
> 

> 3. Nostr Connection: Based on NIP-98, uses kind 27235 events with the same serialization and signing as all Nostr events.
> 

> 4. Web Standards Alignment:
> - Builds on RFC 7235 (HTTP Authentication)
> - Integrates with did:nostr (W3C registered DID method)
> - WebID profile integration
> - Potential alignment with Solid authentication (LWS WG)
> 

> 5. Output Format: W3C Community Group Report
> 

> 6. Contributors:
> - Melvin Carvalho (editor)
> - [looking for additional contributors]
> 

> 7. Collaboration:
> - Repo: https://github.com/nostrcg/http-schnorr-auth
> - Spec: https://nostrcg.github.io/http-schnorr-auth/
> - Version: 0.0.1
> 

> 8. Additional Context:
> - Reference implementations exist (JSS, Podkey)
> - Complements the did:nostr work item
> - Battle-tested in Nostr ecosystem via NIP-98
> 

> Looking for feedback and additional contributors.
> 

> Best,
> Melvin