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nana wrote:
Certainly, the Echolink system has it's weeknesses, but it isn't under discussion here, IRLP is. And that's part of the issue, the confusion, or lack of understanding of the vital security differences between the two systems. What's "vital" about security? Is someone going to get hurt? As has been said many times before, anyone with or without a licence can invent a callsign and go "on-air". Once they done that, the IRLP network is just as easy to access as any other frequency. All this PGP authentication between nodes is just a spin-off from the fact that Dave Cameron invented the system primarily as a VOIP system to replace land-lines for commercial applications. It is quite unnecessary on the ham bands. -- Chris |
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"Chris Kirby" wrote in message ... nana wrote: Certainly, the Echolink system has it's weeknesses, but it isn't under discussion here, IRLP is. And that's part of the issue, the confusion, or lack of understanding of the vital security differences between the two systems. What's "vital" about security? Is someone going to get hurt? As has been said many times before, anyone with or without a licence can invent a callsign and go "on-air". Once they done that, the IRLP network is just as easy to access as any other frequency. All this PGP authentication between nodes is just a spin-off from the fact that Dave Cameron invented the system primarily as a VOIP system to replace land-lines for commercial applications. It is quite unnecessary on the ham bands. -- Chris Yes, and the security was designed in so that services like the RCMP could use it without fear of internet hackers entering the linked system. Since Dan kept raising the issue of WWW users appearing on air, then it is pertinent that he should understand his error. Brad. |
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In article , Chris Kirby wrote:
nana wrote: Certainly, the Echolink system has it's weeknesses, but it isn't under discussion here, IRLP is. And that's part of the issue, the confusion, or lack of understanding of the vital security differences between the two systems. What's "vital" about security? Is someone going to get hurt? As has been said many times before, anyone with or without a licence can invent a callsign and go "on-air". Once they done that, the IRLP network is just as easy to access as any other frequency. All this PGP authentication between nodes is just a spin-off from the fact that Dave Cameron invented the system primarily as a VOIP system to replace land-lines for commercial applications. It is quite unnecessary on the ham bands. The entry level to pirate on an IRLP node requires a radio. PGP is equally used in the Commercial IRLP systems as on Amateur Radio. Unnecessary, thats one point of view. The other is, another good demonstration of how PGP can be used to authenticate computers on the internet. IRLP uses bi-directional authentication with PGP...so your not going to masquerade... Would you prefer PGP authentication or a QRZ database lookup ? You decide............. |
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