nRF51822 Beacon Wifi access

RE: nRF51822 Beacon Wifi access

awneil — Sun, 03 Jul 2016 20:28:25 GMT

And, anyhow, most hotels don't work this way; rather, the access to the WiFi is "open" - and you sign-in to a "portal" once you've connected.

RE: nRF51822 Beacon Wifi access

awneil — Sun, 03 Jul 2016 20:21:47 GMT

The thing with NFC & QR Codes is that they only work when virtually in contact with the phone - thus they have the inherent security that they cannot be "snooped" from a distance.

BLE is entirely the opposite - it is inherently broadcasting to all & sundry within range. So it would be a nightmare with, eg, people picking up the WiFi code for the next room!

RE: nRF51822 Beacon Wifi access

Schnegg — Sun, 03 Jul 2016 09:02:50 GMT

Sorry. BLE instead of NFC on the nRF51. For guests in a hotel, it would be fine, because they don't have to type in the wifi password which they get on a reception. They only have to hold there smartphone on the tag and confirm the wifi connection. Ther is a way with QR-Codes (www.qrcode-monkey.com/, but I think BLE or NFC would be much more easier.

RE: nRF51822 Beacon Wifi access

awneil — Sat, 02 Jul 2016 19:39:07 GMT

Sounds like one huge, gaping security hole to me!

But the nRF51 don't have NFC - only BLE.