[AusNOG] Android storing SSID and WPA encryption keys

[Bevan Slattery]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Andrew E [mailto:edo at ohlawd.net]
> Sent: Thursday, 16 June 2011 9:18 PM
> To: Bevan Slattery; ausnog at ausnog.net
> Subject: RE: [AusNOG] Android storing SSID and WPA encryption keys
>
> > Am I the only one that thinks there's something wrong with that concept?
>
> Nope. But also, I was always of the opioun that wifi networks are treated as
> unseucre along with the devices connected to them so we should build extra
> security to suit.
>
> - Andrew Edington

Andrew,

The concept here isn't wifi.  It's a company [possibly] taking and storing passwords without active consent or knowledge from the user (or possibly the company).  It's no different to Chrome taking your banking password and storing it on Google's cloud without your active knowledge or consent - or perhaps your windows password, or RSA authentication entry etc. etc...  Even worse, your company's banking passwords.

I'm probably just getting too old - and who knows this could be a beat up...

[b]
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