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The diagram outlines the node handshake step which exchanges the authentication tokens used to access protected resources.
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skinparam responseMessageBelowArrow true

actor "Administrator A" as AdministratorA
participant "Node A" as NodeA
participant "Node B" as NodeB
actor "Administrator B" as AdministratorB

AdministratorB->NodeB: Initialize the handshake.
note over NodeB #FFAAAA
Initialize node B for the federated network.
Create a system user, generate authentication
token, and configure the system.
end note

NodeB->NodeA: Request the handshake.
NodeA-->AdministratorA: Notify administrator A.
note right of AdministratorA #ffffff
Administrator A must manually
approve the handshake request.
end note
...
AdministratorA->NodeA: Approve the handshake request.
note over NodeA #FFAAAA
Initialize node A for the federated network.
Create a system user, generate authentication
token, and configure the system.
end note
NodeA->NodeB: Complete the handshake.
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