[EAS] This weeks IPAWS RWT

[Adrienne Abbott]

Didn't we have this problem several years ago after a certificate update? 

Adrienne

> On Apr 26, 2021, at 10:50 AM, Ed Czarnecki <ed.czarnecki at digitalalertsystems.com> wrote:
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> Um, well that should mean that 100% of *compliant EAS devices will not log the receipt.  Section 11.56 of the FCC's rules requires EAS Participants to "configure their systems to reject all CAP-formatted EAS messages that include an invalid digital signature."  In other words, 11.56(c) basically **requires EAS devices to check digital signatures.
> 
> Maybe this is a useful exercise in a different way.  If the below is correct , and if your EAS device IS logging the RWT in question, then it might be a very good idea to double check that digital signature validation is actually enabled on your EAS device.  
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> If it is not enabled, then you should enable digital signature verification.