[EAS] Fallout Over False Alert Continues

[Ed Czarnecki]

Are you thinking of a validation code for the CAP message (which is not EAN
at this point) ... or ... a validation code that the EAS device would reach
back and grab from the aggregator, if it receives an EAN via broadcast/PEP?

That's a really interesting idea, basically a "digital red envelope" or a
rough two-factor authentiation ...  But raises the issue of what happens in
the "really bad day" scenario if the Internet is disrupted while broadcast
EANs are being issues.  Just trying to keep the concept of operations in
mind...

-----Original Message-----
From: eas-bounces at radiolists.net [mailto:eas-bounces at radiolists.net] On
Behalf Of Bill Ruck

Mike has an excellent idea: distributing validation codes via the IPAWS
server.  Would require some FCC Rule changes and software updates in
equipment.

In my mis-spent youth I handed out the old red envelope to the air staff so