Protocol Overview# The Authenticated Transfer Protocol, aka atproto, is a federated protocol for large-scale distributed social applications. This document will introduce you to the ideas behind the AT Protocol. Identity# Users are identified by domain names on the AT Protocol. These domains map to cryptographic URLs which secure the user's account and its data. Data repositories# User data is exc
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