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A Map of Wireless Passwords from Airports and Lounges

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Re: A Map of Wireless Passwords from Airports and Lounges

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post #24

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Would you care to elaborate what those risks are? The internet is rather bigger than the WiFi network you connect to.

Do I need to explain risks using foreign local networks in HN ? I see it quite unfair to get a downvote for this.

You do.

Re: A Map of Wireless Passwords from Airports and Lounges

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Is it possible to set up a trap where someone who inputs a leaked password will be automatically blocked or put on a naughty list? If you owned a coffeeshop, you would want your Wi-Fi users to be for customers only.

If you wanted your Wi-Fi to be for customers only then you'd use WPA2 Enterprise with unique per-user passwords, or at least change the static password every day.

Re: A Map of Wireless Passwords from Airports and Lounges

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Sharing a wi-fi password with the world is a bit like sharing a party invitation with the world.

To use this you have to stand outside a restaurant / lounge and hope to acquire the weak signal (and hope the password hasn't changed). Why not just buy a coffee and you get to sit down and a have better signal.

Re: A Map of Wireless Passwords from Airports and Lounges

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post #32
post #21

Is it possible to set up a trap where someone who inputs a leaked password will be automatically blocked or put on a naughty list? If you owned a coffeeshop, you would want your Wi-Fi users to be for customers only.

If you wanted your Wi-Fi to be for customers only then you'd use WPA2 Enterprise with unique per-user passwords, or at least change the static password every day.

You might want your WiFi to be for customers only, but not have any idea how or enough money to enforce it.

Re: A Map of Wireless Passwords from Airports and Lounges

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post #35
post #32

Earlier quoted context omitted.

If you wanted your Wi-Fi to be for customers only then you'd use WPA2 Enterprise with unique per-user passwords, or at least change the static password every day.

You might want your WiFi to be for customers only, but not have any idea how or enough money to enforce it.

I might want a pet unicorn too, then what?

Changing the password everyday is an acceptable compromise.

Re: A Map of Wireless Passwords from Airports and Lounges

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post #35

Earlier quoted context omitted.

You might want your WiFi to be for customers only, but not have any idea how or enough money to enforce it.

I might want a pet unicorn too, then what? Changing the password everyday is an acceptable compromise.

The password was changing everyday where I worked, with the daily password available on an intranet page, but then a few months ago a bunch of higher-ups were present in the office for a few days and wanted Wi-Fi access without having to type a new password each day, so the password rotation has been deactivated since
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