[CQ-Contest] Spoofed Self spots

[K3IB Peter]

Mike

>From now on I will try to be slightly less inclusive.  Please forgive me.  It's always good to be reminded to be humble.

Hows this: "for the large community of hams who rely on spotting networks, it's very important that what comes out is a reliable replica of what went in."

I'm pretty sure I heard you shout 3 or 4 times. ;)

73
-peter

On Tue, Nov 2, 2021, at 12:45, Mike VE9AA ve9aa at nbnet.nb.ca wrote:
> Peter,
>
> I take a small exception to one of your comments. "everybody uses it"
>   Since bold font is not permitted in this email group, I will type in 
> all caps for emphasis,
> however I am not shouting.(or maybe I am?)
> NOT EVERYONE USES THE SPOTTING NETWORK !
> I wish you, and many many of the Carib and SA ops would realize this. 
> (Some of these guys are not the best at ID'ng) and more than once myself 
> or someone else would shout at them 'what's your call?" after hearing 
> them work 4 or 5 guys in a thunderous pileup.
>
> ...there should be a rule./.....geez
>
> hi Steve
> This is the internet we're talking about.  Security hasn't been optional 
> for at
> least 20 years.  Somehow ham radio has managed to avoid a significant 
> lack of
> security impact, but this weekend's fraudulent self-spotting issues 
> will, IMHO,
> be viewed as the shot across the bow, even if it was unintentional.
> You are right... spotting is like email or DNS... it's everywhere, and
> everybody uses it.  There are a huge number of stakeholders.  But if 
> everyone
> who spots has internet access, then something like SQRL will work.  And 
> as I
> imagine it, you only need to authenticate in order to send spots, not 
> receive
> them.
> -peter K3IB
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