/A good project
on AMPRNet would be to setup a user authentication /> >/system that can be />
>/used for our services without running the risk that some (ab)used /> >/party
suddenly /> >/draws back the support, or delays validation of new applicants (if
/> >/only due to lack /> >/of volunteers to do the validation). /> Now,
this is a great idea. Could also be used for IPv6 netblock
validation.
Yes, although a more dynamic method like BGP appears to be more suitable for that.
Such an authentication system should offer a method to authenticate users that want
to log on to some service and it should have some attributes for each user that
can be used in queries for authentication.
Things that come to mind:
- does the user have a (verified) amateur radio license
- category of the license (preferably with allowed band ranges)
- client certificate(s)
- password(s)
Probably more can be added.
The problem of course is the manual work required for license validation.
We could devise some method to use earlier validations by Echolink and LOTW,
but when we want to do our own validation we require the volunteers that look
at scanned license documents and accept/reject them.
An issue is the storage of so much personal information in a database, which
requires compliance to rules for personal data protection that are (or are
becoming) quite strict in many countries.
When we would have such a system on AMPRNet (preferably also usable from internet)
it could be used for many purposes where we are now limited in practice.
E.g. to set up a next-generation Echolink-like system that is open/free.
Rob
