Added "Zot Protocol" from Hubzilla to my reading list.

cc Brad Fitzpatrick for the webfinger ref.

Zot is a JSON-based web framework for implementing secure decentralised communications and services. In order to provide this functionality, Zot creates a decentralised globally unique identifier for each hub on the network. This global identifier is not linked inextricably to DNS, providing the requisite mobility. Many existing decentralised communications frameworks provide the communication aspect, but do not provide remote access control and authentication. Additionally most of these are based on 'webfinger', which still binds identity to domain names and cannot support nomadic identity.

The primary issues Zot addresses are

- completely decentralised communications
- independence from DNS-based identity
- node mobility
- seamless remote authentication
- high performance