TCP Token Security

[anm]

Sending data to signalk over tcp with security token gives log error message:

"Security is enabled, deltas over tcp ignored " Searching for this in the code, it looks like there is no attempt to check the token.

The spec (https://signalk.org/specification/1.7.0/doc/security.html) says this should work.

Should it work? Where is this documented? I don't see anything in /documentation/security.html.

[tkurki]

I am afraid Signal K over TCP has not been very popular: little interest among the developers and very little pull from users.

So authentication over TCP has not been implemented.

Personally I’d pick ws for anything beyond non authenticated connections, with better provisions for stuff like TLS and compression.

Care to elaborate why you’ve picked TCP?

[anm]

It's simpler. I don't want to have to implement websockets if I don't need to. I very much don't want to use TLS. I'm looking for something simple and reliable.