1 Jan
2021
1 Jan
'21
6:27 a.m.
On 1/1/21 1:14 PM, John Gilmore via 44Net wrote:
(2) ZeroTier uses encryption to tunnel packets around
the Internet.
That works great for everybody except for hams whose packets are
transmitted over amateur frequencies. We certainly can't build anything
that requires encryption into the basic 44net infrastructure (as we
evolve it forward), since our whole goal is moving packets over amateur
frequencies.
Without specific reference to ZeroTier I think it should be clear that whatever encryption
we use to transport packets between routers ON INTERNET is completely irrelevant, as long
as the packets are delivered out of the routers connected to radio in plain text.
I.e.:
user plaintext -> radio -> gateway -> encrypted packet via internet -> gateway
-> plaintext to radio.
The gateway routers encrypt and decrypt the packets, the users see only plaintext.
Use of encryption in this way should not affect "amateurs are not allowed to use
encryption" rules, right?
When we can agree on that, we don't have to come back and discuss and re-discuss every
use of encryption.
Rob