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		random5634 on Oct 4, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: M17 Aims to Replace Proprietary Ham Radio Protocol... My own view - legal to use to authenticate? Ie callsigns etc. not legal to use if it obscures message

hatsunearu on Oct 4, 2020 [–]

Authentication is not encryption. Authentication is absolutely allowed, provided that it doesn't obscure anything.

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