<p>I'm looking for clarification of an answer on original <a href="https://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/questions/46782/rpc-cookie-authentication">thread</a> where the accepted answer <a href="https://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/a/48524/50560">states</a> &quot;This option (the authentication result from Python) can be specified multiple times&quot;</p>
<p>As I understand this means the rpcath= xxxx:xyxyxxyxxxyxyxxyxxyxyxxyxxyxyx can be used on several instances of Bitcoincore on different machines.</p>
<p>Is this correct?</p>

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2021-05-30T16:49:09.170Z
You're talking about rpcauth authentication, or cookie authentication? They're separate mechanisms.
Pieter Wuille
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2021-06-01T14:01:27.410Z
Sorry, I should have made that clear. rpc. Not cookie.
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Reuse of rpc cookie authentication
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# Reuse of rpc cookie authentication

(Asked by: username_0 on 2021-05-30)

I'm looking for clarification of an answer on original [thread](https://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/questions/46782/rpc-cookie-authentication) where the accepted answer [states](https://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/a/48524/50560) "This option (the authentication result from Python) can be specified multiple times"

As I understand this means the rpcath= xxxx:xyxyxxyxxxyxyxxyxxyxyxxyxxyxyx can be used on several instances of Bitcoincore on different machines.

Is this correct?

**Tags:** bitcoin-core, bitcoind, json-rpc, authentication

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: You're talking about rpcauth authentication, or cookie authentication? They're separate mechanisms.  
> **username_0**: Sorry, I should have made that clear. rpc. Not cookie.  

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