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The problem is, that someone setting up a public wifi (in a restaurant for example), will be vulnerable to sniffing attacks (if they don't know what they're doi
by ajsnigrutin 7y ago
The problem is, that someone setting up a public wifi (in a restaurant for example), will be vulnerable to sniffing attacks (if they don't know what they're doing).
- franga2000 7y agoSo get a cert before setting up wifi. This is not a hard problem. 1. Connect to AP with random key from the box 2. Open admin panel over HTTP 3. Follow instructions to get Internet access 4. As soon as it has a connection, the router obtains a cert and redirects you to HTTPS 5. Now you can make all your poor security decisions
- Terretta 7y agoHave you met ‘normals’? Everything is a hard problem if it’s any steps at all.
- franga2000 7y agoI meant that "how to make router setup secure without making it more difficult" is not a hard problem. My system is no more difficult than the currently most common ones and about as secure as it gets. Although, one could argue that setting up a router really shouldn't be left to people who don't understand how they work...