Re: Implementing Federation, Part I

Hi,

On Mon, 18 Dec 2023 17:14:45 -0500
Evan Prodromou <evan@prodromou.name> wrote:

> Marcus, this is a really helpful blog post.

that's a pleasure to hear.

>   * *ActivityPub and WebFinger.*How to look up an ActivityPub actor with
>     a WebFinger ID. How to generate a WebFinger ID for an ActivityPub actor.

I think both are obvious from the blog article.

>   * *ActivityPub and HTTP Signatures*: Which HTTP Signature version we
>     use. How to make a signed request. How to verify a signed request.

I slightly amended the signing section. Maybe it's also obvious now.

> Making these reports doesn’t commit the CG or ActivityPub to these other 
> standards forever. But it would help implementers today make software 
> that’s compatible with the rest of the fediverse. It would also provide 
> a starting point for improvement.

You're welcome.

> This isn’t/everything/ that’s needed beyond AP to make a fediverse 
> server, but it would be a big step forward.

What other indispensable things come to mind (from a federation point of view)?

> On 2023-12-16 2:52 p.m., Marcus Rohrmoser wrote:
> > https://blog.mro.name/2023/12/implementing-federation-i/

Federating greetings,
Marcus

Received on Tuesday, 19 December 2023 13:58:32 UTC