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[Antti Kaijanmäki <antti.kaijanmaki@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

putting this to wishlist for now. I don't think nm-applet nor Windows
implement this kind of a warning, but it would be relatively easy to
implement.

Benefits:
A) would  offer a minimal protection against this simple AP attack
B) would help to detect if somebody in the office has set up a tethering AP by accident (this happens more often you think)

** Summary changed:

- Warn the user when connecting to an open AP which has been connectected before as encrypted
+ Warn the user when connecting to an open AP which has been connected before as encrypted

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Title:
  Warn the user when connecting to an open AP which has been connected
  before as encrypted

Status in Network Menu:
  New

Bug description:
  scenario:

  Bob works at an office which provides encrypted wireless for the
  employees to securely connect to the company network. Somebody outside
  the office sets up an access point with the same SSID but without
  encryption hoping that somebody from the company connects to it. Bob
  does not notice that the AP he sees in his indicator is in fact not
  encrypted and connects to the open AP thinking he is connected to the
  company secure AP and now all his sensitive traffic is exposed to the
  attacker.

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