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+# passport-hd-auth
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+Hierarchically Deterministic authentication strategy for Passport.
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+This module let you authenticate using hierarchically deterministic ([bip32](https://github.com/bitcoin/bips/blob/master/bip-0032.mediawiki)) keys in your Node.js application.
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