On Sun, 2012-07-29 at 17:40 -0500, Nick M.Daly wrote: > To use wireless, make sure eth1 can access the Internet during the > first-boot process, so the wireless driver is downloaded and > installed correctly. After it reboots, it'll start broadcasting > the > "freedombox" network, with a password of "freedombox123". > I'd like to suggest that by default, the Freedombox have no wireless network password.
* Having a network password doesn't make you more secure:
<https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2008/01/my_open_wireles.html>
* Further, this current default does not provide a
security advantage over an open network. This password
can be cracked for around $20:
<https://www.cloudcracker.com/>
* Locking your network has harmful social consequences:
<https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2011/04/open-wireless-movement>
Thoughts?
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