Re: WiFi hotspot setup

On 6/8/24 21:10, Andrew wrote:

bad sector wrote on Sat, 8 Jun 2024 16:24:07 -0400 :
 

Why is there any restriction AT ALL on the password syntax? Since I will
be doing this often after Factory Resets until I'm happy with the entire
process it's a royal PITA not to be able enter just a single character
or none at all whenever it so tickles my fancy! This is an
administrative function which is entirely an owner prerogative.

 I was unaware there is a restriction on the password syntax, but I don't
doubt that there is - where - I get your point that it's not their Wi-Fi
that you're logging into - but your own Wi-Fi access point.
 So they should stay out of it. In a similar vein, there are Netgear routers
which, when upgraded, do nothing more than change the password syntax (from
the minimum of 8 characters to 10).
 In the end, you end up having every router but one with an 8-character
password, and one has all zeros appended to pad it out - but that stinks.
 If it's for equipment that you control, the password syntax should not be
determined by someone else.

It's for the WiFi network set up using my phone as hotspot. A default so-many-characters long SSID appears which I edit down to a single character but the dialog will not accept any password or no password. I think I could get a no-security mode going without a password at all though, haven't tried that yet.

BTW, I hope you're appending "_nomap" to the SSID (for reasons of privacy).
And, I hope you're considering not broadcasting the SSID (again, not for
security, but for reasons of privacy). Having suggested those two changes,
I'm well aware that 999 out of 1,000 people won't understand in the least
why I suggested those two privacy focused SSID changes; I hope you do.

For now and for many months to come I am and will remain at greenhorn level as far as smart-phones go. I have absolutely no time for it all summer long and on the other hand I want to get to a high degree of control which is likely to take two years at least. I do lots of factory resets and am learning to re-tweak the setup in as irreverent a manner as I can and mostly by junking 90% of what got installed without being asked if I want it.
What does adding _nomap to the SSID accomplish? Does that depend on any mutation of trust?
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Oh Lord of the Keyrings on high, have I got bad news for you: the word trust is nowhere to be found in my security dictionary.