Mitch (WebCob) wrote:

>Seeing as how Dinesh is the captive portal guru, I figured I'd directly
>solicit his opinion... SSL isn't as much a need when you are authenticating
>people for hotspot access perhaps, but in this case, it sure would help.
>
>More thoughts below...
>  
>
It might be.  I'm not running a public hotspot, but the principle is 
roughly the same I think -- I'm running a wide open wireless access 
point which connects to my OPT1 interface (Along with a few ports on my 
switch for when I have visitors)

I allow internet access only through a captive portal, via RADIUS 
authentication, or by establishing a VPN connection into m0n0wall (Also 
RADIUS authenticated)

I would love to encrypt the username and passwords so that a guest (Who 
doesn't get internet access) can't sniff any legitimate account 
passwords and login.

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