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The hosts clarify that the HTTP signing proposal is about verification, not closing the ecosystem. It would allow a CDN to distinguish between a legitimate app like Overcast and a bot spoofing its user-agent, enabling more intelligent blocking of abusive traffic.
Adam Curry shares his perspective on the tension between free access and the need for technical identification. He mentions his own struggles with Linode instances being blocked by various services and expresses a desire for a technical way to sign requests and prove his activity is valid.
