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It feels like this should work over a local network without requiring an internet connection. Or are you focused on just using SSID as a form of authentication
by OkGoDoIt 7y ago
It feels like this should work over a local network without requiring an internet connection. Or are you focused on just using SSID as a form of authentication for chat rooms on the internet? If so, what's to stop me from setting my router's SSID to something like "AppleCampusInternalWifi" and getting access to something that might be assumed to be private?
- melvinmt 7y agoIt's not just the SSID, the public IP address also needs to match (which is harder to spoof), see my other comment here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19792374 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19792374 The external server is needed to create a persistent chat that stays around even after every participant has left the network.
- fiatjaf 7y agoYou could use MAC addresses also, maybe.