NNSquad - Network Neutrality Squad
[ NNSquad ] Re: Working Groups (was: Re: Re: Visualizing your bandwidth)
(Please excuse the top post, it seemd to make more sense in this instance) Another role we probably need would be one that deals with the security and integrity of the data once it is collected. Security during transport seems relatively straightforward: just encrypting the data from end-to-end. The other part, however, could prove a bit more interesting. We definitely want this data to be usable by any interested parties, and we want them to think the data is reliable. To that end, some sort of "stamp of authenticity" ought to be placed on the data before it is transmitted. Further, this stamp should not be reversible such that the identity of the data provider could be ascertained (should the party not wish it). To me, this all sounds like it fits in the "Transport/Server" working group, but that group appears to be quite large. It may be a good idea to break up transport and server. Transport would handle the above plus the actual shuttling of the data from the client to the repositories. Server group would be in charge of architecting the storage hardware, databases, and perhaps even presentation of the collated data. K On 11/27/07, Lauren Weinstein <lauren@vortex.com> wrote: > > > Three groups to start? > > - SNMP group: This could evolve to include other developed user > measurement systems and software as we go along and would provide > us with our first real data as quickly as possible. > > - Router firmware group: For those intrepid souls ready to dig in > to that code and/or willing to run the result. No complaints > about bricks, though. > > - Transport - server - back-end group: Planning and design of the > data collection transport system, scalable servers and databases > for the collected data, and processing of that data. Initially, I > suspect that some broader project policy issues (such as who has > access to the raw data? How is the data presented to the public? > What sorts of analysis is provided with the data?) will be most > entangled with this group. > > All thoughts appreciated. Thanks. --- In Vino Veritas http://astroturfgarden.com