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Not really. WPS was kinda close, but you needed to set up the router (most home users won't figure this out), and actually press a button on it to invite a use
by WhyNotHugo 6y ago
Not really.
WPS was kinda close, but you needed to set up the router (most home users won't figure this out), and actually press a button on it to invite a user.
Apple's protocol is super user friendly, when someone tries to connect to my wifi at home, I get a popup offering to share my wifi password.
I'm glad this sort of protocol is being reverse engineered and FLOSS alternatives pop up, since it'll allow better interaction with Linux desktop and iOS guests.
- tinus_hn 6y agoWPS has two modes: the button and a PIN. The PIN was implemented first because it’s the most convenient and doesn’t need hardware and it turned out to be a security disaster. So now its reputation is shot and for both PIN and the button there had to be a way to turn off WPS (with the ‘secure’ default option being WPS off)