[OpenWireless Tech] Low Bandwidth HTTPS Open WiFi

[Erik Soderquist]

Not all of them use specialized protocols, and more and more, the
desire to have them connect while away from home is going to come into
play.  I have already talked with people who want (for example) their
pedometers to link with and update their online fitness tracking
account.  Currently the most common solution is using Bluetooth and a
cell phone, but many of the joggers and runners I've talked to don't
want to take a cell with them on a run, or are not allowed to on the
gym floor.  A pedometer that could link via open WiFi would fit this.
And since (I would hope) most people take the pedometer off to sleep,
it could charge through the night right along side the cell phone.

Just one example where it might be useful.

As to encrypting the connection, privacy alone is a good enough
reason.  I don't necessarily want anyone with a sniffer being able to
see clear text of the fitness/health details.

-- Erik

On Sat, Dec 6, 2014 at 4:24 AM,
<michi1 at michaelblizek.twilightparadox.com> wrote:
> Hi!
>
> I agree that if we want people to operate open wifi we should give them ways
> to do so safely. I have not really thought about internet-of-things and
> risks+opportunities of bandwidth limited (how limited?) access. But a few
> parts of your post do not make much sense to me:
>
> - Why would you want to use wifi? There are specialised protocols for these
> devices. They use a lot less power which can be important if you run on
> batteries.
>
> - Why would you want to use HTTPS? It only adds overhead and prevents the
> server from pushing messages to the client. Also please do not use CAs to
> validate the certs, bundle them with the addresses instead.
>
>         -Michi
> --
> programing a layer 3+4 network protocol for mesh networks
> see http://michaelblizek.twilightparadox.com
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