On Sun, Jan 3, 2021 at 12:02 PM Rich Kulawiec <r...@gsp.org> wrote: [snip] > streaming company need to be able to authenticate the alerts from > all those different agencies. Those agencies also need to secure [...]
The agencies would already submit their alerts through IPAWS gateways managed by FEMA; otherwise every national satellite & cable provider have a similar challenge. The feds authenticate agencies and authorize those to use that service - the streaming companies only need a way to verify the message originated through that central authority. > And then there's another problem, which is that once all those different > agencies have this facility, they're going to (ab)use it as they see fit. [snip] I suppose abuse of authority or excessive use for any alerting system is bound to be a risk, no matter what. Not really a technical or network issue at all though.. (People could petition local elected officials and/or persuade others within their district, their neighbors, etc, to vote in new officials in that case, etc.) -- -JH
