[Noisebridge-discuss] Door bell

[Rubin Abdi]

Hi all. This subject has turned into a dead horse beating gang bang a 
number of times in the history of Noisebridge since it was a physical 
static space. Here are the bullet points everyone eventually gets to 
during these discussions...

General notes:

* All access systems have problems. Nothing is actually secure, even 
with physical keys.
* All access systems could potential be a mouth watering target for a 
hacker, electronic systems more so then physical systems.
* All electronic authentication systems to gain access to a space could 
potential be used to log traffic, even with "anonymous keys".
* Physical systems (such as with a key) give the greatest amount of 
anonymity, but isn't 100% anonymous if someone wanted to log traffic.
* RFID systems, no matter how secure and "key change" prone still have 
the possibility of tracking a user with a system independent of its 
intended access system (like a high power RFID scanner setup across the 
street).
* Electronic access systems give the greatest ability to deny access to 
a target user or group of users.

Access systems and Noisebridge:

* There are a number of members that would like their access traffic to 
Noisebridge not to be logged, ever.
* There are a number of members who have stated that if an electronic 
system (no matter how secure) was to be setup and forced onto all users 
of Noisebridge, it'll be removed and possibly destroyed or disabled.
* Many members do not appreciate the idea of access "control" and the 
potential to deny a user or group of users access to Noisebridge.
* There is no official "access control" group at Noisebridge to act as a 
policing body to enforce any particular type of authentication system or 
to reprimand anyone for hacking into a system.
* No one has objected to setting up an opt in access system, and so one 
has been setup using either SSH or HTTP and the Noisebridge network.

So it comes down to this, if you'd like to setup an access system at 
Noisebridge, make it so it's opt in without effecting anything else 
that's been prior setup. Keeping the physical key system constant and 
functional makes pretty much most members happy. Also asking users for 
creative input on making a opt in system functional and fairly sure via 
the list is a good idea, but don't expect to only get positive input 
about something.

I've added this sort of disclaimer to our wiki, easy to link to the next 
time someone asks about setting up a "bar code on ass" access system 
instead of going on a multiple day long heated mud slinging discussion 
on the list.

https://www.noisebridge.net/wiki/Resources/Access_System#Disclaimer

Going back to being on mother fucking subject, the landlord is getting 
someone to replace the door bell button/box down at the gate, I'm 
guessing sometime this week.

Thanks for reading, god bless and save the kittens.

-- 
Rubin Abdi
rubin at starset.net