Does this idea require a keeping a private key on the router? If so, that's a problem, since routers are often quite vulnerable to physical access. If an entire community network relied on a single certificate for authentication across all of their infrastructure (based on their extended SSID), then losing one AP could mean complete compromise.
On Thu, Jun 18, 2015 at 12:18 AM, Diderik van Wingerden <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Mitar, > > Thanks for sharing. I am no expert on the subject, but it sounds like a > great addition to open wireless (and wireless networking in general). So > would it be possible to implement this in LibreCMC (or OpenWRT) for > example? And would it then require something on the client's end? Like a > new driver or certificate, as you mention? I mean, the solution would of > course be adopted much faster if a client install/config of some sort > would not be necessary, or at least be super easy. > > best regards, > Diderik > > > On 17-06-15 21:00, [email protected] wrote: >> Send Tech mailing list submissions to >> [email protected] >> >> To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit >> https://srv1.openwireless.org/mailman/listinfo/tech >> or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to >> [email protected] >> >> You can reach the person managing the list at >> [email protected] >> >> When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific >> than "Re: Contents of Tech digest..." >> >> >> Today's Topics: >> >> 1. Open secure wireless (Mitar) >> >> >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> Message: 1 >> Date: Wed, 17 Jun 2015 04:33:16 -0700 >> From: Mitar <[email protected]> >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: [OpenWireless Tech] Open secure wireless >> Message-ID: >> <caklmikp830_xkz2aaiw0wpd7faos+ozgug46sobc1fg8jhg...@mail.gmail.com> >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 >> >> Hi! >> >> Reading this old post: >> >> https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2011/04/open-wireless-movement >> >> I wanted to point some research done on this some time ago: >> >> http://www.riosec.com/articles/Open-Secure-Wireless >> http://www.riosec.com/articles/Open-Secure-Wireless/Open-Secure-Wireless.pdf >> >> And also some progress: >> >> http://www.riosec.com/articles/open-secure-wireless-20 >> >> If you are not doing that already, I think EFF should get on board of >> supporting those changes to the standard. >> >> (BTW, originally, as presented in 1.0 paper, WiFi standard does allow >> open and secure connections, just no operating system really >> implements it because they all first prompt for the password, before >> trying to connect to the encrypted WiFi network to figure out the >> password is really required.) >> >> >> Mitar >> > > -- > Warm regards, hartelijke groet, > > Diderik van Wingerden > +31621639148 > http://www.think-innovation.com/ > > "Do what is right." > > _______________________________________________ > Tech mailing list > [email protected] > https://srv1.openwireless.org/mailman/listinfo/tech _______________________________________________ Tech mailing list [email protected] https://srv1.openwireless.org/mailman/listinfo/tech
