Thread: General VM Hubs as WiFi hot spots
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Old 05-05-2017, 15:43   #134
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Re: VM Hubs as WiFi hot spots
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Originally Posted by BenMcr View Post
However if you connect that way, there is no verification that the SSID you're connecting to is actually part of the Virgin Media WiFi network, or that the server that is asking for your username and password is real.

The certificates that the app installs on the configured devices ensure that the device only connect to authorised 'Virgin Media' SSIDs and that the network authentication past that is also secure.

So as the app is currently the only source of those certificates, only if you use the app to configure a device can you be sure that you're connection to Virgin Media WiFi is valid and secure.
You are still required to accept security certificates from the RADIUS server when you first connect. If you can confirm your first connection is to a valid VM hub then evil twins will prompt with a warning to accept a "new" certificate.

You still have the same level of security as anyone using the App. In the case of the MacOS platform you can intercept the certificates intended for your iOS device and use the same ones.
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