The Capability is a signed blob used to delegate new permissions to read, write, or author as another identity.
It is used to grant signing permissions to other devices or people.
Each capability is a hm://z6MkfzKMhF9k1oPaQsShWAg8xJzbWf5kaZgn1MkeZvhcAsmB/data/resource.
Shape
Contains the following fields
Signer
Delegate – The Account ID of the identity receiving new capabilities
Role
Label
Revoked – Boolean, true if the capability is being revoked
Path
Recursive
Deps – The CIDs of capabilities to depend on. Used to form a chain of capabilities
Signature – Cryptographic proof of this shape from the signer
Chaining
A capability might be granting permissions to another account, which might require a chain of capabilities.
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