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An idea that's been kicking around in my head is a widget with an e-ink display for hackerspaces, cafés, and other multi-user spaces that displays the a passwor
by wiml 6y ago
An idea that's been kicking around in my head is a widget with an e-ink display for hackerspaces, cafés, and other multi-user spaces that displays the a password-of-the-day along with a qrcode for easy login. Heck, include an NFC chip that hands out application/vnd.wfa.wsc objects as well.
I'm not sure how useful it would be beyond the cool factor, of course … the cafés in my area don't seem to change their wifi passwords often at all, so I assume they're not very concerned about leeching. The typical practice of printing it on a receipt or writing it on the board next to the soup-of-the-day is probably hard to beat.
- bronco21016 6y agoTypically you’d just use a captive portal with sessions that time out. That’s sufficient to keep away all but the most determined leechers.
- wiml 6y agoYou know, it's been a while since I've seen a captive portal in the wild, aside from airports and municipal wifi. Which pleases me, since, like other users here, I find them fairly annoying.
- pathseeker 6y agoUnfortunately they are really annoying to use.
- dvtrn 6y agoWhat have been your frustrations with them? I’ve found them dead easy to setup and implement
- joe5150 6y agothey are annoying for users. they are the reason sites like NeverSSL exist, for instance.
- bronco21016 6y agoI’d much rather use a captive portal than hunt for the 4” e-ink device hiding in a place of business. They’re definitely not perfect though and you find some truly annoying configurations when you’re out in the world of public WiFi but for the most part it works.