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+# aspm
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+This is the **A**riadne **S**ignature **P**rofile **M**anager, a command line program and rust library implementing the [Ariadne Signature Profile specification v0](https://ariadne.id/related/ariadne-signature-profile-0/). Currently, it is updated to the latest version of the spec as of [ariadne/ariadne-identity-specification@84da4128b9](https://codeberg.org/ariadne/ariadne-identity-specification/commit/84da4128b90bd452544aaf422131efac5e8c312e).
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+The command line program is located in `src/`, and the library it uses to do ASP-related things (like creating and signing profiles, or generating keys) is located in `crates/asp`.
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