15 Sep
2017
15 Sep
'17
5:21 p.m.
If your having fun thatbia all that counts
On Fri, Sep 15, 2017 at 5:09 PM Ron Gibson <ve3cgr(a)sympatico.ca> wrote:
> 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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