A borough proposes a downtown ‘open’ SSID with neither a captive portal nor OWE. From a modern public-access security design view, what is the best assessment?
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Short Explanation
Open with nothing else is shouting city business across the sidewalk with no curtain and no door. If OWE or a guest portal is on the table, skipping both is yesterday’s ‘convenience’ excuse, not a security design.
Full Explanation
Plaintext open public Wi-Fi without OWE encryption or guest onboarding/policy controls is a weak modern design when better options exist. SSID naming alone provides no security. Convenience arguments do not justify omitting opportunistic encryption and guest controls that CWSP public/open network guidance expects designers to evaluate.