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0 pointscallalex2y ago0 comments

> we should be asking ourselves, why is it after all these years that we still don't have secure and easy to use multi-account WiFi network

But that’s exactly what we do have! Any old router/AP combo you buy at the store or get from your ISP will let you set up a normal network and an isolated Guest network. All with a nice UI/UX that involves checking one box and choosing a password. Considering WPA3 to be insecure is just not rational or based in reality. Exploits against it are really complicated and just don’t happen all that much.

I don’t have to trust all the junk IOT devices that end up in my house because I just throw them on the guest network and call it a day. Nothing bad is going to happen to me as a result of this practice.

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soraminazuki2y ago

When I wrote "multi-account WiFi networks with per-account configurable security policies," I meant WPA Enterprise style networks. Having 2 SSIDs and 2 passwords is a horribly insufficient setup which doesn't fit my description. That feels just as secure as running a Tor exit node right in my home, since there's no separation in the primary network and the password is bound to leak the more you share it to people.

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soraminazuki2y ago

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