OH7LZB VPN

AMPRNet VPN is an experimental method to access the AMPRNet using a VPN from anywhere on the Internet. The VPN is openly available to any amateur radio operators who have successfully applied for an X.509 certificate from one of the following Certificate Authorities:

• ARRL Logbook of the World (LoTW)

The CA validates using a relatively strong method that the operator is actually licensed, and gives the operator a certificate to prove that. Other services, such as the AMPRNet VPN can then check that the operator possesses a valid amateur radio operator certificate (and the accompanying private key), without any manual work being performed by the operators of those services.

If and when other organisations start to give out X.509 certificates, after sufficient amateur radio license validation, the AMPRNet VPN can be configured to accept those in addition to the LoTW. If you're not willing to obtain a LoTW certificate, please set up a CA for your local club or association, document the method of license validation you're using, and I'll be happy to trust your certificates.

The VPN operator does not have time to run a CA and validate licenses manually, so please don't ask for a certificate from anywhere else than the CAs listed above. Thanks!