controlling STARTTLS by IP address

[KSB]

On 2016.07.15. 11:03, Michael Fox wrote:
>> I'm not a FCC lawyer, just a ham. Seems to me all you could do is "sign"
>> messages and not send them if the sign isn't correct.  The package itself
>> is in plain text.
>
> I'm not sure what the confusion or concern is.  The intention is to use
> non-plaintext (but technically not encrypted) authentication without TLS
> over ham frequencies.  Hashed challenge/response auth methods don't violate
> the FCC rules.  Of course, without TLS encryption, the auth process is not
> totally secure.  And, yes, the message itself would be in plain text.  But
> it's the best we can do given the rules.  Think of it as packet radio on
> steroids.
>
> 73,
> Michael
> N6MEF
>

Just curious, it is transferred in some RSxxx serial protocol?

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KSB