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Comment Re:Hmmm ... (Score 2) 85

If I just took the access point out of the box, and I am connecting to it on a local network, I am fairly sure I know EXACTLY the identity of the computer I am connecting to.

The computer doesn't know you did that, and there's no good way for it to know that which wouldn't involve digital signatures...

How about "Accept this cert forever, regardless of what IP it is on."
Or, "Accept self signed certs on local subnets."
Problem solved in two optional check boxes.

Comment Re:Hmmm ... (Score 1) 85

The browser warning is correct. You don't know the identity of the computer you are connecting to. Only that it was signed at some point, by somebody.

If I just took the access point out of the box, and I am connecting to it on a local network, I am fairly sure I know EXACTLY the identity of the computer I am connecting to. And as I am in the networking industry, and do this all the time in lots of locations, I see the warning a whole lot.

Comment Re:Too much repetition (Score 1) 85

This is just based on my experience, but it seems like users are very quick to develop habits based on repetition. UAC is a good example, in that it doesn't take more than a few days to get used to clicking OK on the box that pops up when then screen fades out a little. Changing what the message says won't change that behavior.

When the safety feature interrupts you more often than it protects you, it becomes an annoyance, not a safety feature. Like the apoplectic fit browsers go into every time you want to use a self signed cert! Yes, my router/ap/storage appliance is self signed. Or the "You didn't check all the boxes in your jar" java warning that pops up every time you open a Trendnet camera, and can not be permanently OKed.

Comment Re:Hmmm ... (Score 1) 85

Or like the apoplectic fit browsers go into every time you want to use a self signed cert! Yes, my router/ap/storage appliance is self signed. Shut up already!

Or the "You didn't check all the boxes in your jar" java warning that pops up every time you open a Trendnet camera, AND CAN NOT BE OVERRIDDEN!

No wonder people ignore them now.

Comment Re:Clever? (Score 5, Interesting) 229

This is anti-net neutrality under a different name. The throttle mechanism is supra-data cap charges instead of literal throttling.

No it isn't. Since bandwidth is now a metered product, this is noting more than a network 800 number. The speeds are the same, it is just a question of who pays.

Comment Re: It's not a relevant topic for Slashdot. (Score 5, Insightful) 894

Well then, explain how this article relates to science and technology. What's that? It doesn't? Shut up then.

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