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Re:iOS lets carriers add WiFi networks that you can’t remove... by 650REDHAIR on Tuesday April 04, 2023 @11:09PM (#35448803)
If I make a new SSID with the name of an xfinity/att/Verizon hotspot would that means every up to date iPhone user would automatically connect to it?
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Re:iOS lets carriers add WiFi networks that you can’t remove... by rootusrootus on Tuesday April 04, 2023 @11:20PM (#35448867)
No, unless you have found an exploit for EAP-SIM, Passpoint, etc.
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Re:iOS lets carriers add WiFi networks that you can’t remove... by jiveturkey on Wednesday April 05, 2023 @12:03AM (#35449149)
i didn’t think ios had the capability to enforce any specific auth method for any specific SSID. you’re saying it does?
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Re:iOS lets carriers add WiFi networks that you can’t remove... by seraphsf on Wednesday April 05, 2023 @01:51AM (#35449862)
Yes. These managed networks require EAP-SIM (or something similar).
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Re:iOS lets carriers add WiFi networks that you can’t remove... by geocar on Wednesday April 05, 2023 @03:31AM (#35450596)
You can use an MDM solution/Apple Configurator.

I do this so (among other things) my iPhone connects to my home network and won't connect to my young friend's wifi "pineapple" or even suggest it's an option when he thinks I haven't turned peoples internets upside down over twenty years ago...

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Re:iOS lets carriers add WiFi networks that you can’t remove... by wpm on Wednesday April 05, 2023 @03:41AM (#35450668)
For a managed network? Absolutely.
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Re:iOS lets carriers add WiFi networks that you can’t remove... by colechristensen on Tuesday April 04, 2023 @11:21PM (#35448869)
Yes.
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Re:iOS lets carriers add WiFi networks that you can’t remove... by seraphsf on Wednesday April 05, 2023 @01:51AM (#35449869)
No. That’s not how it works. These managed networks require a specific secure authentication from the carrier itself.
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