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I painted my wifi password as a QR code on 40x40cm canvas.. Painted as in with a brush and paint, it was a bit of work, but now it's both pragmatic and pretty

by jopsen 7y ago

I painted my wifi password as a QR code on 40x40cm canvas.. Painted as in with a brush and paint, it was a bit of work, but now it's both pragmatic and pretty :)

jensneuse 7y ago
Pics or it didn't happen.
- StavrosK 7y ago
  I mean, it's not that hard to believe...
  - katnegermis 7y ago
    I think it is a joke-attempt at getting him to reveal his wifi password :)
    - StavrosK 7y ago
      I have hereby been whooshed, though in my defense I have a guest-only, throttled and isolated wifi network so the potential for misuse didn't occur to me.
      - Fnoord 7y ago
        I have exactly the same. I don't want the entire world to use it though, as it still uses my broadband connection, which contains my external IPv4 address. I guess I should tunnel it over a VPN instead.
        fastball 7y ago
        Pretty sure only people who know where you live can use your wifi network, and only then when they are in range - not the entire world.
    - hollander 7y ago
      Network name is: WOOSH!!!
- somehnguy 7y ago
  My wifi password is AdapterHorse7462Yeah, whatcha gonna do with that information? ;)
cm2187 7y ago
So that it is visible from the street...
- jopsen 7y ago
  No, but how well do you really need to secure your guest network? If people want anonymous WiFi for nefarious purposes they can go to a cafe.
kachnuv_ocasek 7y ago
Did something similar for my roommates recently. We have no printer in our flat, so I grabbed a piece of graph paper, redrew the QR code and taped it onto the fridge. Now our guests can simply scan the picture instead of strenuously rewriting the complicated password.
- mFixman 7y ago
  What's the problem with using a long but humanly readable password, like several concatenated words? It's not like you are trying to protect against large scale attacks.
  - nkrisc 7y ago
    Scanning it is easier than typing it into your phone.
asaph 7y ago
If you change the password, will you repaint the picture?
- jopsen 7y ago
  It's just a guest network... Who cares if my neighbors or people walking by can use it?
  - jgtrosh 7y ago
    Pretty sure you're somewhat responsible for your IP
    - jopsen 7y ago
      http://curia.europa.eu/juris/document/document.jsf?text=&docid=183363&pageIndex=0&doclang=EN&mode=req&dir=&occ=first&part=1&cid=537885 http://curia.europa.eu/juris/document/document.jsf?text=&doc...
  - yjftsjthsd-h 7y ago
    That depends on your legal jurisdiction and its ideas about liability.
    - jopsen 7y ago
      There are public places where you can get internet for free.. An it's not like I'm publicly advertising :)

by jopsen 7y ago

I painted my wifi password as a QR code on 40x40cm canvas.. Painted as in with a brush and paint, it was a bit of work, but now it's both pragmatic and pretty :)

jensneuse 7y ago

Pics or it didn't happen.

StavrosK 7y ago
I mean, it's not that hard to believe...
- katnegermis 7y ago
  I think it is a joke-attempt at getting him to reveal his wifi password :)
  - StavrosK 7y ago
    I have hereby been whooshed, though in my defense I have a guest-only, throttled and isolated wifi network so the potential for misuse didn't occur to me.
    - Fnoord 7y ago
      I have exactly the same. I don't want the entire world to use it though, as it still uses my broadband connection, which contains my external IPv4 address. I guess I should tunnel it over a VPN instead.
      - fastball 7y ago
        Pretty sure only people who know where you live can use your wifi network, and only then when they are in range - not the entire world.
  - hollander 7y ago
    Network name is: WOOSH!!!
somehnguy 7y ago
My wifi password is AdapterHorse7462Yeah, whatcha gonna do with that information? ;)

cm2187 7y ago

So that it is visible from the street...

jopsen 7y ago
No, but how well do you really need to secure your guest network? If people want anonymous WiFi for nefarious purposes they can go to a cafe.

kachnuv_ocasek 7y ago

Did something similar for my roommates recently. We have no printer in our flat, so I grabbed a piece of graph paper, redrew the QR code and taped it onto the fridge. Now our guests can simply scan the picture instead of strenuously rewriting the complicated password.

mFixman 7y ago
What's the problem with using a long but humanly readable password, like several concatenated words? It's not like you are trying to protect against large scale attacks.
- nkrisc 7y ago
  Scanning it is easier than typing it into your phone.

asaph 7y ago

If you change the password, will you repaint the picture?

jopsen 7y ago
It's just a guest network... Who cares if my neighbors or people walking by can use it?
- jgtrosh 7y ago
  Pretty sure you're somewhat responsible for your IP
  - jopsen 7y ago
    http://curia.europa.eu/juris/document/document.jsf?text=&docid=183363&pageIndex=0&doclang=EN&mode=req&dir=&occ=first&part=1&cid=537885 http://curia.europa.eu/juris/document/document.jsf?text=&doc...
- yjftsjthsd-h 7y ago
  That depends on your legal jurisdiction and its ideas about liability.
  - jopsen 7y ago
    There are public places where you can get internet for free.. An it's not like I'm publicly advertising :)