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Sun, 15 Apr 2018 08:13:47 -0400
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M. Dent
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Kind of an odd question: Is it possible to have a "private" directory server? That is, a full directory server that only serves certain hubs. Or is it necessary for a directory server to be "non-discriminatory"?
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Sun, 15 Apr 2018 08:49:28 -0400
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There is something you can set with "realms": /help/en/Primary-Directory
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Sun, 15 Apr 2018 09:43:40 -0400
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M. Dent
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As I understand it, that is to set up a private grid. What if I want to be part of the standard, global realm (not a private one), but only allow certain hubs to use me as a directory server. For example, if I wanted to create a "pay-to-play" directory server for faster response to those hubs that support the costs of the directory server (or otherwise support the community), but still connect to the rest of the standard "grid".
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Sun, 15 Apr 2018 16:26:36 -0400
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You could use the standard directory server mode for that but using the realm_token that private directory servers use. If you don't use the token you can't connect to the directory services. It isn't highly secure but is suitable for what we needed it for. Might be a very minor amount of coding since we already support the realm_token but I think only when the realm is different from the default.
And it might require a new directory mode because we don't currently have any way of telling somebody that a directory requires a token except if it's setup in a realm - where you'll find this out from the realm provider when you try and configure it.
Our standard setup is non-discriminatory when configuring a directory server for the first time and choosing one from the admin dropdown. So these two functions would need to know there was another option.
In any event, those are the tools we currently have. I'll let you decide if you can make that work.
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Sun, 15 Apr 2018 16:54:12 -0400
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M. Dent
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It's just a conceptualization at this point ...
I'll take a peek -- it isn't on my high priority list, or even mid-priority list at this point. But it was something that came up in my thinking as I was considering what angles people might want to use to monetize and support a larger implementation/installation or network of installations - and a way to support the community as a whole by having a suitable pool of directory servers as things grow.
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