Re: What should I put inside the file called wlan0?
On Tue 01 Mar 2022 at 07:35:20 +0100, tomas@tuxteam.de wrote:
> On Mon, Feb 28, 2022 at 10:43:52PM +0100, Stella Ashburne wrote:
> > Dearie
>
> [...]
>
> > According to Debian Wiki WiFi How To Use (https://wiki.debian.org/WiFi/HowToUse), the reason for doing the split is:
> >
> > (sic) Restrict the permissions of /etc/network/interfaces, to prevent pre-shared key (PSK) disclosure
>
> I see. As others have already noted in this thread, your WiFi PSK
> isn't usually a high-value secret; besides, if someone has access
> to your computer, she typically has more valuable things to look
> for.
/e/n/i may contain PSKs for networks other than the home network;
friens, relatives, work etc. A user, having been trusted with them,
may see it as an obligation not to make *them* easily accessible.
--
Brian.
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