generated: '2026-07-18'
method: derived
source: docs.chia.net/rpc ; authentication/chia-network-authentication.yml
standards:
  - id: oauth2
    conforms: false
    evidence: RPC auth is TLS mutual authentication, not OAuth2.
  - id: oidc
    conforms: false
  - id: mutual-tls
    conforms: true
    evidence: RPC services require client certificate authentication (self-signed CA per node).
  - id: json-rpc
    conforms: false
    evidence: Uses HTTP POST with JSON named-parameter bodies per endpoint, not the JSON-RPC 2.0 envelope.
  - id: rfc9457-problem-details
    conforms: false
    evidence: 'Errors returned as a JSON object with success=false and an error string, not application/problem+json.'
  - id: websocket
    conforms: true
    evidence: Daemon (port 55400) routes RPCs over a WebSocket connection.
  - id: bls-signatures
    conforms: true
    evidence: Chia uses BLS12-381 aggregate signatures (chia_rs / chiabls).