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Make wireless networking secure by default

Open spotlesscoder opened this issue 2 months ago • 0 comments

What Happened?

In my opinion it is a security vulnerability that the default setting of a new WiFi added using the UI is set up so that the WiFi automatically connects when in range.

Especially in shared networks like public spaces etc. or networks of private clubs etc. where everyone uses the same pre-shared key, anyone could easily setup an own access point with the same SSID and intercept the traffic

Steps to Reproduce

Add a new wifi

Expected Behavior

Wifi connects successfully. I go out of range of the Wifi

I go back into the range

It does not connect again automatically

OS Version

8.x (Circe)

OS Architecture

amd64 (on most hardwares)

Session Type

Classic Session (X11, This is the default)

Software Version

Latest release (I have run all updates)

Log Output


Hardware Info

No response

spotlesscoder avatar Oct 09 '25 10:10 spotlesscoder