WiFi Card
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wifi login card generator
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How HN took it
27 positive, 68 neutral or asking, 2 mixed, 29 critical, out of 126 comments about the project. Thread score +0.01.
Idea: 12 for, 8 againstPrivacy: 1 for, 15 againstExecution: 7 for, 6 againstDesign: 4 for, 0 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Simple, clean, useful idea
From 3 comments
This is a ridiculously good idea. Thank you.
tomcam on HNVery cool and nicely executed! Love it
cghendrix on HNLove the source code, so clean. First time I see a makefile used like that with Docker and front commands.
Softcadbury on HN
Objections
Storing WiFi passwords on a random website is a privacy risk
From 4 comments
Why would you trust a random page on the internet and go paste your wifi password on it?
krishnan-r on HNNice try, lol. People, never enter your passwords on such pages.
nuker on HNI am sure that this is not what this site is for. But... For a moment I thought: What a great attack vector. Collect WiFi passwords from around the globe.
shoto_io on HNLooks like a great way to farm a list of commonly used passwords for users or just wifis. I never trust anything online that generates anything with a password. I got burned from…
mpva on HN
Generating a QR code is trivial with existing tools
From 3 comments
``` qrencode -t utf8 'WIFI:T:WPA;S:network;P:password;;' ```
Zash on HNThe format is: WIFI:S:<SSID>;T:<WPA|WPA3|WEP>;P:<password>;; And can be generated with any qrencode program.
wooptoo on HNJust a FYI/PSA: Fritz!Box routers by AVM do have that option right in their WiFi-settings page... Also, there are lots of offline QR generator apps...
moepstar on HN
Over-engineered stack for a static page
From 2 comments
Asking as a person who understands the fundamentals of all of the technologies involved but is horrified by much of what goes on in the minds of today's web developers and…
BugsJustFindMe on HNBut now you’re paying for keeping a server online, whereas a GitHub page could’ve hosted this static website for free.
weejewel on HN
Requests
Option to hide the plaintext password on the card
From 1 comment
``` a QR generator which will magically connect me to the WiFi with my password embedded in the QR somehow. ``` This is indeed what it does, but it also includes the plaintext…
bndw on HN
Support for other languages or editable field labels
From 1 comment
A nice addition would be either (1) support other languages or (2 - simpler) the ability to edit the field titles (e.g. change from "Network name" to "Nome da rede").
geonnave on HN
Questions
Does the QR code work with Android camera apps
From 3 comments
Can you actually point your phone camera at a QR code and have it connect automatically, as the website says? I generally avoid QR codes as they obfuscate the target URL, but I…
sleavey on HNOn ios it works fine with the default camera app, but what about android? I'd guess support varies depending on vendor?
gruez on HNmore QR meh -- how does one use this? Assuming everyone has native QR code ability that ties into Network setups? Sorry if I'm behind but is this standard in Android now? (who…
ChrisArchitect on HN
Alternatives named
qrencode command line tool
From 2 comments
``` qrencode -t utf8 'WIFI:T:WPA;S:network;P:password;;' ```
Zash on HNbrew install qrencode && !!
chadlavi on HN
iPhone Make QR Code shortcut
From 1 comment
My iPhone has a pre-defined "Make QR Code" "Starter Shortcut" that you can invoke by typing "Make QR Code" in Home screen search. It basically generates a QR code of the same…
hnov on HN
qifi offline QR generator
From 1 comment
This can be done locally in the browser with qifi: https://github.com/evgeni/qifi
qifita on HN
Built-in LibreOffice QR generator
From 1 comment
I just generate a QR code for my wifi login using libreoffice writer. Edit: just use the built in QR code generator with a string in this format. WIFI:T:WPA;S:$SSID;P:$PASSWORD
tkuraku on HN