Re: axspawn and security on the air

From: J. Lance Cotton (wgdw.rpsn@holtz.ca)
Date: Wed May 28 2003 - 18:19:23 EEST

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    Tim Neu wrote:

    > On Wed, May 28, 2003 at 10:09:43AM -0500, J. Lance Cotton wrote:
    >
    >>I just recalled using the s/key one-time-password system at school once, so
    >>I will look into that. It seems to be a good solution: secure and
    >>low-bandwidth.
    >
    >
    > The only problem is that with a one-time authentication event, it could be fairly easy to hijack a control session in
    > mid-stream. (however remote the possibility may be)
    >
    > One neat solution might be digitally signing each command that requires authentication - but that is out of my
    > league!

    Way out of my league too. Plus I think the bandwidth requirements for a
    signature along with the command is sort of poor amateur practice on the
    144.39 APRS frequency, unless I set up a second control radio/TNC on 440. Hmm.

    > Good luck! 73s.

    Thanks for the advice and help!

    -Lance 

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J. Lance Cotton, KJ5O
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