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Re:FragAttacks: new security vulnerabilities that affect wi-... by nine_k on Tuesday May 11, 2021 @09:05PM (#27125520)
You will still have to identity particular users, because you want to sell access, because you want to identity those who break the rules and attack other users. But most importantly, users want to separate their networks from one another.

OTOH the technology can move from private radios to the model of cellular networks, where you don't care which tower you connect to, and the security / authorization lives at a different level.

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Re:FragAttacks: new security vulnerabilities that affect wi-... by reasonabl_human on Wednesday May 12, 2021 @02:27AM (#27127313)
That’s exactly what is being pitched! Sounds pretty great to me. Just move auth upstream, like eduroam/ cellular. Doesn’t preclude people from making their own separate access points, but would make doing so antiquated for most people.
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