[TangerineSDR] Question for everybody about SWXnetwork authentication

[Phil Erickson]

Hi Bill,

  I am strongly against any kind of federated (Google, etc.) login.

Cheers
Phil

On Wed, Aug 7, 2019 at 12:09 PM Engelke, Bill via TangerineSDR <
tangerinesdr at lists.tapr.org> 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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>
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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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