README: mention macaroons
@@ -333,18 +333,25 @@ pending swaps after a restart.
Information about pending swaps is stored persistently in the swap database.
Its location is `~/.loopd/<network>/loop.db`.
-## Transport security
+## Authentication and transport security
-The gRPC and REST connections of `loopd` are encrypted with TLS the same way
-`lnd` is.
+The gRPC and REST connections of `loopd` are encrypted with TLS and secured with
+macaroon authentication the same way `lnd` is.
If no custom loop directory is set then the TLS certificate is stored in
-`~/.loopd/<network>/tls.cert`.
+`~/.loop/<network>/tls.cert` and the base macaroon in
+`~/.loop/<network>/loop.macaroon`.
-The `loop` command will pick up the file automatically on mainnet if no custom
+The `loop` command will pick up these file automatically on mainnet if no custom
loop directory is used. For other networks it should be sufficient to add the
`--network` flag to tell the CLI in what sub directory to look for the files.
+For more information on macaroons,
+[see the macaroon documentation of lnd.](https://github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/blob/master/docs/macaroons.md)
+
+**NOTE**: Loop's macaroons are independent from `lnd`'s. The same macaroon
+cannot be used for both `loopd` and `lnd`.
+
## Multiple Simultaneous Swaps
It is possible to execute multiple swaps simultaneously. Just keep loopd
