diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 7def5a5..9b31209 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -2051,22 +2051,28 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
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+version = "0.1.14"
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-checksum = "497bbc33a26fdd4af9ed9c70d63f61cf56a938375fbb32df34db9b1cd6d643f2"
+checksum = "dc2fdfdbff08affe55bb779f33b053aa1fe5dd5b54c257343c17edfa55711bdb"
 dependencies = [
+ "base64 0.22.1",
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  "futures-channel",
+ "futures-core",
  "futures-util",
  "http",
  "http-body",
  "hyper",
+ "ipnet",
  "libc",
+ "percent-encoding",
  "pin-project-lite",
  "socket2",
+ "system-configuration",
  "tokio",
  "tower-service",
  "tracing",
+ "windows-registry",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
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+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "dbc5ebe9c3a1a7a5127f920a418f7585e9e758e911d0466ed004f393b0e380b2"
+dependencies = [
+ "memchr",
+ "serde",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "is-terminal"
 version = "0.4.16"
@@ -3488,30 +3504,31 @@ checksum = "2b15c43186be67a4fd63bee50d0303afffcef381492ebe2c5d87f324e1b8815c"
 
 [[package]]
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-version = "0.12.15"
+version = "0.12.22"
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-checksum = "d19c46a6fdd48bc4dab94b6103fccc55d34c67cc0ad04653aad4ea2a07cd7bbb"
+checksum = "cbc931937e6ca3a06e3b6c0aa7841849b160a90351d6ab467a8b9b9959767531"
 dependencies = [
  "async-compression",
  "base64 0.22.1",
  "bytes",
+ "encoding_rs",
  "futures-core",
  "futures-util",
+ "h2",
  "http",
  "http-body",
  "http-body-util",
  "hyper",
+ "hyper-rustls",
  "hyper-tls",
  "hyper-util",
- "ipnet",
  "js-sys",
  "log",
  "mime",
  "native-tls",
- "once_cell",
  "percent-encoding",
  "pin-project-lite",
- "rustls-pemfile",
+ "rustls-pki-types",
  "serde",
  "serde_json",
  "serde_urlencoded",
@@ -3520,12 +3537,12 @@ dependencies = [
  "tokio-native-tls",
  "tokio-util",
  "tower",
+ "tower-http",
  "tower-service",
  "url",
  "wasm-bindgen",
  "wasm-bindgen-futures",
  "web-sys",
- "windows-registry",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -4223,6 +4240,27 @@ dependencies = [
  "syn",
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+[[package]]
+name = "system-configuration"
+version = "0.6.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "3c879d448e9d986b661742763247d3693ed13609438cf3d006f51f5368a5ba6b"
+dependencies = [
+ "bitflags",
+ "core-foundation 0.9.4",
+ "system-configuration-sys",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "system-configuration-sys"
+version = "0.6.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "8e1d1b10ced5ca923a1fcb8d03e96b8d3268065d724548c0211415ff6ac6bac4"
+dependencies = [
+ "core-foundation-sys",
+ "libc",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "tagptr"
 version = "0.2.0"
@@ -4551,14 +4589,18 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "tower-http"
-version = "0.6.2"
+version = "0.6.6"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "403fa3b783d4b626a8ad51d766ab03cb6d2dbfc46b1c5d4448395e6628dc9697"
+checksum = "adc82fd73de2a9722ac5da747f12383d2bfdb93591ee6c58486e0097890f05f2"
 dependencies = [
  "bitflags",
  "bytes",
+ "futures-util",
  "http",
+ "http-body",
+ "iri-string",
  "pin-project-lite",
+ "tower",
  "tower-layer",
  "tower-service",
 ]
@@ -5022,6 +5064,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "hickory-resolver",
  "metrics",
  "rand 0.9.1",
+ "reqwest",
  "serde",
  "serde_json",
  "thiserror 2.0.12",
@@ -5099,8 +5142,8 @@ dependencies = [
  "windows-implement 0.60.0",
  "windows-interface 0.59.1",
  "windows-link",
- "windows-result 0.3.2",
- "windows-strings 0.4.0",
+ "windows-result 0.3.4",
+ "windows-strings 0.4.2",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -5155,13 +5198,13 @@ checksum = "76840935b766e1b0a05c0066835fb9ec80071d4c09a16f6bd5f7e655e3c14c38"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "windows-registry"
-version = "0.4.0"
+version = "0.5.2"
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-checksum = "4286ad90ddb45071efd1a66dfa43eb02dd0dfbae1545ad6cc3c51cf34d7e8ba3"
+checksum = "b3bab093bdd303a1240bb99b8aba8ea8a69ee19d34c9e2ef9594e708a4878820"
 dependencies = [
- "windows-result 0.3.2",
- "windows-strings 0.3.1",
- "windows-targets 0.53.2",
+ "windows-link",
+ "windows-result 0.3.4",
+ "windows-strings 0.4.2",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -5175,9 +5218,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "windows-result"
-version = "0.3.2"
+version = "0.3.4"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "c64fd11a4fd95df68efcfee5f44a294fe71b8bc6a91993e2791938abcc712252"
+checksum = "56f42bd332cc6c8eac5af113fc0c1fd6a8fd2aa08a0119358686e5160d0586c6"
 dependencies = [
  "windows-link",
 ]
@@ -5194,18 +5237,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
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-version = "0.3.1"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "87fa48cc5d406560701792be122a10132491cff9d0aeb23583cc2dcafc847319"
-dependencies = [
- "windows-link",
-]
-
-[[package]]
-name = "windows-strings"
-version = "0.4.0"
+version = "0.4.2"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "7a2ba9642430ee452d5a7aa78d72907ebe8cfda358e8cb7918a2050581322f97"
+checksum = "56e6c93f3a0c3b36176cb1327a4958a0353d5d166c2a35cb268ace15e91d3b57"
 dependencies = [
  "windows-link",
 ]
@@ -5261,29 +5295,13 @@ dependencies = [
  "windows_aarch64_gnullvm 0.52.6",
  "windows_aarch64_msvc 0.52.6",
  "windows_i686_gnu 0.52.6",
- "windows_i686_gnullvm 0.52.6",
+ "windows_i686_gnullvm",
  "windows_i686_msvc 0.52.6",
  "windows_x86_64_gnu 0.52.6",
  "windows_x86_64_gnullvm 0.52.6",
  "windows_x86_64_msvc 0.52.6",
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-[[package]]
-name = "windows-targets"
-version = "0.53.2"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "c66f69fcc9ce11da9966ddb31a40968cad001c5bedeb5c2b82ede4253ab48aef"
-dependencies = [
- "windows_aarch64_gnullvm 0.53.0",
- "windows_aarch64_msvc 0.53.0",
- "windows_i686_gnu 0.53.0",
- "windows_i686_gnullvm 0.53.0",
- "windows_i686_msvc 0.53.0",
- "windows_x86_64_gnu 0.53.0",
- "windows_x86_64_gnullvm 0.53.0",
- "windows_x86_64_msvc 0.53.0",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "windows_aarch64_gnullvm"
 version = "0.48.5"
@@ -5296,12 +5314,6 @@ version = "0.52.6"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "32a4622180e7a0ec044bb555404c800bc9fd9ec262ec147edd5989ccd0c02cd3"
 
-[[package]]
-name = "windows_aarch64_gnullvm"
-version = "0.53.0"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "86b8d5f90ddd19cb4a147a5fa63ca848db3df085e25fee3cc10b39b6eebae764"
-
 [[package]]
 name = "windows_aarch64_msvc"
 version = "0.48.5"
@@ -5314,12 +5326,6 @@ version = "0.52.6"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "09ec2a7bb152e2252b53fa7803150007879548bc709c039df7627cabbd05d469"
 
-[[package]]
-name = "windows_aarch64_msvc"
-version = "0.53.0"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "c7651a1f62a11b8cbd5e0d42526e55f2c99886c77e007179efff86c2b137e66c"
-
 [[package]]
 name = "windows_i686_gnu"
 version = "0.48.5"
@@ -5332,24 +5338,12 @@ version = "0.52.6"
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-[[package]]
-name = "windows_i686_gnu"
-version = "0.53.0"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "c1dc67659d35f387f5f6c479dc4e28f1d4bb90ddd1a5d3da2e5d97b42d6272c3"
-
 [[package]]
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 version = "0.52.6"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "0eee52d38c090b3caa76c563b86c3a4bd71ef1a819287c19d586d7334ae8ed66"
 
-[[package]]
-name = "windows_i686_gnullvm"
-version = "0.53.0"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "9ce6ccbdedbf6d6354471319e781c0dfef054c81fbc7cf83f338a4296c0cae11"
-
 [[package]]
 name = "windows_i686_msvc"
 version = "0.48.5"
@@ -5362,12 +5356,6 @@ version = "0.52.6"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "240948bc05c5e7c6dabba28bf89d89ffce3e303022809e73deaefe4f6ec56c66"
 
-[[package]]
-name = "windows_i686_msvc"
-version = "0.53.0"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "581fee95406bb13382d2f65cd4a908ca7b1e4c2f1917f143ba16efe98a589b5d"
-
 [[package]]
 name = "windows_x86_64_gnu"
 version = "0.48.5"
@@ -5380,12 +5368,6 @@ version = "0.52.6"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "147a5c80aabfbf0c7d901cb5895d1de30ef2907eb21fbbab29ca94c5b08b1a78"
 
-[[package]]
-name = "windows_x86_64_gnu"
-version = "0.53.0"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "2e55b5ac9ea33f2fc1716d1742db15574fd6fc8dadc51caab1c16a3d3b4190ba"
-
 [[package]]
 name = "windows_x86_64_gnullvm"
 version = "0.48.5"
@@ -5398,12 +5380,6 @@ version = "0.52.6"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "24d5b23dc417412679681396f2b49f3de8c1473deb516bd34410872eff51ed0d"
 
-[[package]]
-name = "windows_x86_64_gnullvm"
-version = "0.53.0"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "0a6e035dd0599267ce1ee132e51c27dd29437f63325753051e71dd9e42406c57"
-
 [[package]]
 name = "windows_x86_64_msvc"
 version = "0.48.5"
@@ -5416,12 +5392,6 @@ version = "0.52.6"
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-[[package]]
-name = "windows_x86_64_msvc"
-version = "0.53.0"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "271414315aff87387382ec3d271b52d7ae78726f5d44ac98b4f4030c91880486"
-
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diff --git a/who-am-i/Cargo.toml b/who-am-i/Cargo.toml
index c49bd9b..cbf66b4 100644
--- a/who-am-i/Cargo.toml
+++ b/who-am-i/Cargo.toml
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ handlebars = { version = "6.3.2", features = ["dir_source"] }
 hickory-resolver = "0.25.2"
 metrics = "0.24.2"
 rand = "0.9.1"
+reqwest = { version = "0.12.22", features = ["native-tls-vendored"] }
 serde = { version = "1.0.219", features = ["derive"] }
 serde_json = "1.0.140"
 thiserror = "2.0.12"
diff --git a/who-am-i/readme.md b/who-am-i/readme.md
index 66247d3..812eec5 100644
--- a/who-am-i/readme.md
+++ b/who-am-i/readme.md
@@ -49,3 +49,18 @@ i will get back to oauth eventually and hopefully roll out a microcosm service t
 ### todo
 
 provide a pubkey-signed JWT of the identity (just the DID as `sub` probably). (**you probably SHOULD NOT USE THIS in any serious environment**)
+
+
+## building
+
+for raspi 1 model b:
+
+atrium-oauth uses reqwest with default tls config that requires openssl which `cross` doesn't have a good time getting the os deps for.
+
+fortunately, simply *enabling* a differnent tls feature for reqwest actually stops the default problematic one from causing problems, so we have a `reqwest` direct dependency with a feature enabled, even though it's never imported into actual code,
+
+it builds with
+
+```bash
+cross build --release --target arm-unknown-linux-gnueabihf
+```