If you need to send a command to a remote node over an unsecure network (for example HAM radio), or a network you don't really want to bother securing, one way to "authenticate" yourself is by GPG-signing your message= .. Q: If I send a remote node my GPG-signed message, how would I prevent someone else capturing that signed message and replicating it over and over again? One way is to include a counter or something unique in the message that can only be used once, but is there another way? --=20 http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .