implement localstorage caching of ids and pubkeys, stub out assertion generation crypto and use it from client code

implement polling in dialog and related wsapi in server, this is when waiting for email verification, subsequent to sign up

migrate to the connect framework for node.js, specifically this provides session management middleware

add support for handling network errors and stub client side invocation of wsapi to stage account creation

add support to top level runner to support server specific dispatch code (so authority can have it's own little server, for instance)

hacked up node.js test harness to run everyone on their own host/port and  to sub in ip/port combinations for hostnames.