Jim Bayer wrote:

So it seems we've come full circle.

Everything in Amature Radio is clear text, so any protocol for
authentication has to be OK.  Your ID and password comes along in
clear text and that's that.  I guess frequent password changes are the
only answer to comfort with security.
I didn't follow the complete thread so maybe this has been suggested before... A one-Time-Password scheme like S/key could be used. It sends password in clear text. They are just valid once.
I've been using this for year for sysop access to our local BBS/node.

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