A superior alternative to OAuth for AI agents and modern applications. RealTimeAuth is a next-generation authentication framework built on HTTP/3 and QUIC, designed for autonomous agents that need continuous authorization rather than one-time token issuance.
Traditional authentication mechanisms like OAuth 2.0 were designed for human-initiated, browser-based flows. AI agents operate differently — they act autonomously, run at sub-100ms latency requirements, need delegated and consented access across trust boundaries, and require continuous authorization rather than one-time token issuance.
This whitepaper introduces RealTimeAuth (RTA), a next-generation authentication framework built on HTTP/3 and QUIC that addresses these gaps directly. It covers L4-aware access control, signed request flows, delegated and consented access, and secure server callbacks.
Token refresh latency, static scope assignment and the absence of continuous access evaluation make OAuth unsuitable for agentic workflows.
How RTA uses HTTP/3 and QUIC to achieve sub-100ms access decisions while maintaining cryptographic guarantees.
Transport-layer identity binding that ties authorization to the connection, not just the request header.
How agents request, receive and scope permissions on behalf of users without exposing credentials.
Real-time policy enforcement that can revoke or modify access mid-session without re-authentication.
Latency and throughput comparisons between RTA and OAuth 2.0 under production-representative workloads.