[IPython-dev] Fwd: [zeromq-dev] Authentication on "topic"

[Fernando Perez]

On Mon, Jul 12, 2010 at 8:26 PM, Brian Granger <ellisonbg at gmail.com> wrote:
> Just saw this on the 0MQ list about authentication and 0MQ.

Interesting...

>
> Cheers,
>
> Brian
>
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Pieter Hintjens <ph at imatix.com>
> Date: Mon, Jul 12, 2010 at 11:37 AM
> Subject: Re: [zeromq-dev] Authentication on "topic"
> To: 0MQ development list <zeromq-dev at lists.zeromq.org>
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>
> Hi Viet,
>
> There is no plan to add authentication to ZeroMQ core.  However we are
> developing a data plant layer above ZeroMQ, which will do secure
> distribution over multicast as well as TCP.  It will use
> request-response to do key distribution, and then clients will use
> those keys to unlock streams of data.
>

I wonder if their model for authentication would be enough for us.
Not sure quite yet...  But at least it's good to see 0mq moving in
this direction, even if it's just to see patterns of security to take
ideas from.

Cheers,

f