X-Git-Url: https://codewiz.org/gitweb?a=blobdiff_plain;f=website%2Fbugs%2Fsetup-test-server-for-public.mdwn;h=2ec2a24baf6c3cf7f8be9a615595bba30497ae46;hb=d3c6dd0928ec9c7a3fd1f155c4b4b1bd1b3e6b41;hp=3e4c4dfa5c11d9fecb117a5a40f139656192d4ba;hpb=9b2805849ddbfeb946fb33ade3a4287384a9978a;p=monkeysphere.git diff --git a/website/bugs/setup-test-server-for-public.mdwn b/website/bugs/setup-test-server-for-public.mdwn index 3e4c4df..2ec2a24 100644 --- a/website/bugs/setup-test-server-for-public.mdwn +++ b/website/bugs/setup-test-server-for-public.mdwn @@ -5,3 +5,49 @@ test it with a participating server as soon as they've finished setting things up. Minimally - just testing the acceptance of the server's identity would be great. +--- + +I guess we don't really want to use george for this purpose? Does +someone have a spare virtual machine that we could use for this +purpose? The test machine wouldn't actually have to do any user +authentication, I guess. + +-- Big Jimmy. + +--- + +Maybe we should use George? As you point out - it doesn't actually +have to do any user authentication. It seems like a waste to have a +virtual machine that does nothing but deny people's ssh connections. +And - george is already setup and ready to go. +-- Sir Jam Jam + +--- + +I like the idea of using George for this. There's nothing wrong with +denying people's ssh connections. Also, we could make public user +account with limited shells that we could add User IDs that we want to +encourage to try out the monkeysphere from that perspective. For +example, if one of the George admins who is listed as an +identity-certifier has already certified Foo T. Bar's key, we could +write a simple note like: + + Dear Foo T. Bar-- + + The user account "foo@george.riseup.net" has been created for + you. You can ssh into it by adding an authentication subkey + to your OpenPGP key and publishing it to the public keyservers + (or to george.riseup.net). The easiest way to do this is with + the monkeysphere. + + You can verify george's ssh host key with the monkeysphere + before you connect to the host. Here's how... + +--dkg + +--- + +So do we agree that george is doing what we want, and we can therefore +close this bug? + +-- BJ (jgr)