[PDB Tech] Did you know? PeeringDB as OAuth provider

[Job Snijders]

Hi all,

On Fri, Dec 15, 2017 at 09:04:36PM +0100, Eric Loos wrote:
> Many of the features and enhancements that we are rolling into
> PeeringDB are visible through the UI and you might stumble across
> them, however our OAuth feature is normally under the hood so we want
> to draw your attention to it!
> 
> Please find more information on how we have implemented OAuth here:
> https://github.com/peeringdb/peeringdb/issues/131, do let us know by
> commenting on the github issue if you would like to see further
> enhancements to the functionality.

I view the OAuth functionality as one of the bigger innovations to the
PeeringDB platform in recent times. This will allow for a new generation
of tools & services to be build upon PeeringDB data & PeeringDB's
relation with its end users.

Peering Forum meetingtools could hook in a PeeringDB OAuth integration
to make the meetingtool onboarding easier. Networks that are present at
many internet exchanges would benefit from those IXPs offering to login
with a PeeringDB account rather than a IXP-specific account.

Maybe we'll get to the point where we can just hold our cellphones
together and shake, meanwhile via OAuth verification both parties know
that the other person is a representative of the ASN they claim to
represent - and the robots can proceed to set up all peering sessions.

I'm excited about this!

Kind regards,

Job