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Add concrete examples of when OHTTP is useful.
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msporny committed Oct 29, 2023
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identify those requests as having come from a single client, while placing only
limited trust in the nodes used to forward the messages. Hence, Oblivious HTTP
is one privacy-preserving mechanism that can be used to reduce the possibility
of device tracking and fingerprinting.
of device tracking and fingerprinting. Concrete examples for how Oblivious HTTP
can benefit ecosystem participants are included below.
</p>

<ul>
<li>
A <a>holder</a> using a digital wallet can reduce the chances that they
will be tracked by a 3rd party when accessing external links within a
<a>verifiable credential</a> stored in their digital wallet.
For example, a digital wallet might fetch and render linked images, or
check the validity of a <a>verifiable credential</a> by fetching an
externally linked revocation list.
</li>
<li>
A <a>verifier</a> can reduce signalling to an <a>issuer</a> that the
<a>verifier</a> has received a specific <a>verifiable credential</a>.
For example, a <a>verifier</a> might fetch an externally linked revocation
list while performing status checks on a <a>verifiable credential</a>.
</li>
</ul>
</section>

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