completely unrelated.
captive portal != proxy
not true. most captive portals work using a redirect. The first time a new device tries to request a webpage, the network gateway will intercept that traffic and reply with some sort of HTTP redirect (perhaps a 303?).…
captive portals don't work with VPNs. A captive portal is simply a redirect to a login page for the purpose of authorizing a device to use a network. No VPN will work until the device has had a chance to open a web…
so.... a captive portal again. to clarify, I'm not defending what gogo did to SSL. That's wrong and horrible. but captive portals had nothing to do with it. edit: my reading of passpoint is that it provides a way for…
But what about non-free hotspots? For example, captive portals are commonly used in hospitality to generate revenue. There needs to be a way to associate the device with a user for billing purposes. Captive portals…
completely unrelated.
captive portal != proxy
not true. most captive portals work using a redirect. The first time a new device tries to request a webpage, the network gateway will intercept that traffic and reply with some sort of HTTP redirect (perhaps a 303?).…
captive portals don't work with VPNs. A captive portal is simply a redirect to a login page for the purpose of authorizing a device to use a network. No VPN will work until the device has had a chance to open a web…
so.... a captive portal again. to clarify, I'm not defending what gogo did to SSL. That's wrong and horrible. but captive portals had nothing to do with it. edit: my reading of passpoint is that it provides a way for…
But what about non-free hotspots? For example, captive portals are commonly used in hospitality to generate revenue. There needs to be a way to associate the device with a user for billing purposes. Captive portals…