[TangerineSDR] Question for everybody about SWXnetwork authentication

[John Ackermann N8UR]

Just my personal preference, but those "sign on with Google" (or
Facebook, or whatever) options give me the willies.  Those folks already
know enough about me...

On 8/7/19 12:08 PM, Engelke, Bill via TangerineSDR wrote:
> Hello All:
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> As you may know, I am planning the functionality for the Central Control
> System to be used for the SpaceWXnetwork (PSWS). Here, users will get
> their account (and token, etc.) which they use to upload the data they
> collect from their Tangerine.
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> HERE IS A QUESTION FOR YOU, an informal poll…
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> I am taking a number of design ideas from the SatNOGS network
> <https://network.satnogs.org/>, and designing around the Django web
> framework; however, there is something that is often suggested for
> Django-based web sites (that SatNOGS does not provide, as far as I can
> see)… I am wondering if users will want the following feature (I don’t
> know yet if this will provide all the security features we need)…
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> You can set up a Django web site to allow log-in (authentication) using
> Google Accounts or Twitter accounts.    And/or, you can also provide
> your own authentication (that’s what SatNOGS does).
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> WHAT IS YOUR OPINON? - *Do you think the ability to log in (for
> Tangerine Data Upload) using your Google or Twitter Account is
> important, or should we not support this? *
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> 73 - W. D. Engelke (Bill), Asst. Research Engr. – AB4EJ
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