[aprssig] [OT] Re: CB traffic on APRS-IS

[Andrew P.]

Regarding your idea for #2, that would work well for I-Gates, but not for RF stations being digipeated into the APRS-IS by I-Gate stations. There isn't enough room in each individual RF packet to wedge in a digital signature (and still have room for useful payload). Also, it wouldn't be backwards-compatible with old yet legal and legitimate APRS RF stations.

My whitelist idea isn't just to check the identity of the I-Gate stations, but also of the RF stations they are forwarding. Such efforts could try to keep these LPD stations out of the APRS-IS.

Let's keep the brainstorming going.

Andrew Pavlin, KA2DDO
------Original Message------
From: Javier Henderson
To: aprssig at tapr.org
Sent: Feb 15, 2012 2:56 PM
Subject: Re: [aprssig] [OT] Re:  CB traffic on APRS-IS



On Feb 15, 2012, at 2:30 PM, Andrew P. wrote:

> 1. How do we validate "legal" callsigns for entry into the whitelist, and who does the actual data entry?

Something like the Echolink model, maybe, where you email/fax a scan of your license?

> 2. How do we prevent fraud stations from using someone else's legal and registered callsign?

Digital certificates would be ideal for this.

73,
-jav k4jh


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