I was lucky last time I asked an OT question, I've asked this one elsewhere and only got (void) as an answer...
I have this Pi3 with me. It is setup to offer an AP for local use (the range is about 15m. or so, that's what I want.) Currently it's open to any MAC, as long as you know the password. I don't like that because of visitors and password management. I don't want to whitelist visitors. I don't want to corral them in a sandbox. I don't want an HTTP redirect à la hotspot, it doesn't resolve the password management thing. I'd want (I think) something like WDS, but it has to work on the Pi 3 and on any type of mobile device. Here is the idea I have that gets no response whatsoever... and I'd really like someone to tell me why this is stupid or stellar :) 1) The Pi 3 has BT built-in. BT is shorter range than wifi 2) Possible authentication scheme: start wifi + BT on mobile device, get close to the Pi. The Pi reads the BT MAC (or some device ID?) and stores it. Now connect to hostapd. Hostapd asks the BT-managing daemon if the mobile's ID is known already. If it is, let it log in for X hrs. This would give me an "open AP" but only to people that were allowed to come close to the Pi. I am replacing digital protection with physical protection. I can't find any software that vaguely implements this idea. Will someone here tell me why? You can be rude. I'm french. 3 SB 3 Libratone Loop, Zipp Mini iPeng (iPhone + iPad) LMS 7.9 (linux) with plugins: CD Player, WaveInput, Triode's BBC iPlayer by bpa IRBlaster by Gwendesign (Felix) Server Power Control by Gordon Harris Smart Mix, Music Walk With Me, What Was That Tune? by Michael Herger PowerSave by Jason Holtzapple Song Info, Song Lyrics by Erland Isaksson AirPlay Bridge by philippe_44 WeatherTime by Martin Rehfeld Auto Dim Display, SaverSwitcher, ContextMenu by Peter Watkins. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ epoch1970's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=16711 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=105590
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