15 Sep
2017
15 Sep
'17
5:09 p.m.
I've been running a NNTP server ((ve3cgr.ampr.org) 44.135.92.10)) on my
JNOS for quite some time. Is there a demand? No, but I had fun setting
it up.
Ron
VE3CGR
On 9/15/2017 4:52 PM, Lin Holcomb wrote:
> Ok so this is interesting in one way, but thinking of this like a business
> no in a profit context, but in a customer context. Is there really a demand
> for this service. Those of you that are anti Facebook ect maybe don't
> understand that groups like this exist in massive numbers in the social
> media sphere. Examples:
>
> Ham Radio Operators 19,833 members
> 100watts and a wire FB group 8,105
> Amateur Radio QRP 9,105
> Amateur Radio UK 5,900
> Amateur Radio 18,130
> Fox Tango 3,487
>
> My point/though is this idea just inventing a really great buggy whip while
> everyone is driving cars?
>
> Devils advocate
>
> Lin
> N4YCI
>
> On Fri, Sep 15, 2017 at 2:30 PM Rob Janssen <pe1chl(a)amsat.org> wrote:
>
>>> A private, ham only OpenID server? that should provide authentication
>>> as well as authorization for assorted servers. Make it stand alone &
>>> not tied to any particular service like amprnet or echolink or LOTW.
>>> make it freely accessible to anyone who wants to authenticate a ham
>>> anywhere.
>> Yes, that is the basic idea, but it should not be limited to website usage
>> and it should be possible to retrieve attributes such as "is this a
>> verified
>> licensed hamradio operator". The user list could contain outsiders,
>> unverified hams and verified hams, and the facilities available to them
>> could
>> be different. E.g. a user who is not a verified ham would not be able to
>> use an
>> Echolink-like service, but they could read and contribute to a mailinglist.
>>
>> The service should offer some different APIs, e.g. RADIUS for user/password
>> authentication and maybe something like OpenID for website logon.
>>
>> When a user has a valid account, he should be able to obtain client
>> certificates
>> for use in services where that is appropriate.
>> The PKI design has to be careful, with some attention to detail a lot of
>> mishaps can be avoided. This requires expertise in the matter.
>>
>> Rob
>>
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