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> Google is going to teach naive people how to put passwords on their Wi-Fi networks. Good luck with that. Setting up passwords varies between different router
by faet 14y ago
> Google is going to teach naive people how to put passwords on their Wi-Fi networks.
Good luck with that. Setting up passwords varies between different routers. So what may work in their ad may not work for grandpa down the road. Telling manufacturers to set a wifi password by default would probably do more to secure people.
- gcr 14y agoMany newer routers come with a "first setup" page that forces you to pick a wifi password. http://portforward.com/ http://portforward.com/ exists to help people set up port forwarding, so it is possible to do something similar for passwords.
- dmiladinov 14y agoSetting wifi passwords would be a good start, but then you'd still have to address the security flaws in wps[1] and upnp[2][pdf]. [1]: http://code.google.com/p/reaver-wps/ http://code.google.com/p/reaver-wps/ [2]: https://community.rapid7.com/servlet/JiveServlet/download/2150-1-16596/SecurityFlawsUPnP.pdf https://community.rapid7.com/servlet/JiveServlet/download/21...
- cbhl 14y agoWell, it doesn't need to be secure _per se_, just secure enough that it mitigates Google's liability. Like the password/PIN rules at the bank.
- justincormack 14y agoThey are probably hoping Google create a router.