On Mon 28 Feb 2022 at 21:25:01 +0100, Nicolas George wrote: > Stella Ashburne (12022-02-28): > > I quote from Debian Wiki (https://wiki.debian.org/WiFi/HowToUse) : > > > > "Restrict the permissions of /etc/network/interfaces, to prevent pre-shared > > key (PSK) disclosure (alternatively use a separate config file such as > > /etc/network/interfaces.d/wlan0 on newer Debian versions): " > > First, ask yourself: Do you really need to protect your wifi password > from the users of your own computer?
Aren't you assuming the machine is always in a safe environment? > In typical domestic settings, the wifi password is on a post-it near the > access point, safe from neighbors but convenient for guests. My guests' eyes glaze over when they are given a 63 character random passphrase to type in :). Then they put me to the trouble of mailing to them. -- Brian.