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Bits And Specs · Jul 4, 2025 · 19 min

Ghost in the Request: Oblivious HTTP Explained

In this episode of Bits and Specs, we pull back the curtain on RFC 9311 — the spec behind Oblivious HTTP (OHTTP). Discover how this privacy-preserving protocol hides your identity from servers, secures your LLM queries, and challenges traditional ideas of client-server communication. From gateways and encrypted payloads to the future of AI agent privacy, we make OHTTP simple, practical, and surprisingly exciting. 🧠 This episode was researched and drafted using Google NotebookLM, with RFC 9311 as the source document.

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In this episode of Bits and Specs, we pull back the curtain on RFC 9311 — the spec behind Oblivious HTTP (OHTTP). Discover how this privacy-preserving protocol hides your identity from servers, secures your LLM queries, and challenges traditional ideas of client-server communication. From gateways and encrypted payloads to the future of AI agent privacy, we make OHTTP simple, practical, and surprisingly exciting.

🧠 This episode was researched and drafted using Google NotebookLM, with RFC 9311 as the source document.

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