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That kind of sucks because if a user misses the initial OS redirect for a captive portal login, the easiest way to get them back to the authentication page is t
by ryan29 6y ago
That kind of sucks because if a user misses the initial OS redirect for a captive portal login, the easiest way to get them back to the authentication page is to have them hit an http site. However, things like HSTS make that really hard to do without having a site that does NOT use https and defaulting to https is like having HSTS triggered on every site.
Having to tell them to click through a non-https warning is almost as bad as having to tell them to click through a TLS warning.
- tialaramex 6y agoCaptive Portals are the thing that sucks in this situation though. If you offer "free" WiFi behind an annoying Captive Portal chances are I'll just use my 3G service if it works. Now, in my mind do you think I consider you offered me "free" WiFi? No, it was too annoying to use. So your competitor that didn't bother with a Captive Portal site and just posted their WiFi password on a chalkboard - they have free WiFi and you don't.