[haiku-bugs] Re: [Haiku] #9463: WiFi auto-connect = ticket to jail
- From: "umccullough" <trac@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 19 Feb 2013 16:31:17 -0000
#9463: WiFi auto-connect = ticket to jail
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Reporter: ASoftwareHatingFurry | Owner: axeld
Type: enhancement | Status: new
Priority: normal | Milestone: R1
Component: Network & | Version: R1/alpha4.1
Internet/Wireless | Keywords: connecting open
Resolution: | unencrypted default automatically
Blocked By: | automatic hacking security
Has a Patch: 0 | associating associated ssid
| Blocking:
| Platform: x86
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Comment (by umccullough):
At least in the U.S. I don't think it's yet a crime to connect to someone
else's open wifi network... perhaps your neighbor should spend more time
securing his router rather than polishing his guns ;) There may be some
jurisdictions that consider connected to a "public" connection without
permission is a crime, but I can't imagine that would hold up in an
appeal.
However, it is certainly a security concern to connect to 1) an
unencrypted router, and 2) one that you don't trust.
I like that most OSes auto-connect to SSID's they recognize from previous
user-initiated connections, and the ability to "forget" a connection you
no longer wish to connect to automatically. It also makes sense to prefer
an encrypted connection over non-encrypted, and warn the user when they're
connected to a non-encrypted SSID.
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Ticket URL: <http://dev.haiku-os.org/ticket/9463#comment:2>
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