Access to the IETF’s network was a local concern and so we all picked a login pair out of a bucket at registration. So the local need to restrict access to attendees was complemented by giving a bit of anonymity to attendees.
Maybe NCC can clarify a little bit more what is to be expected in Dubai?
as one of the key designers of the beijing authorization system, i have no idea how to help in dubai (if anyone cared) because i have no idea what the layer>7 goals and constraints are.
For the RIPE 75 Meeting in Dubai, we plan to set up our usual network, together with the generic login we always provide for RIPE Meetings and not individual access accounts.
then i am utterly confused what all the noise is about. let's get serious here. to me, the critical question is availability of decent coffee. did the site survey cover this? randy