On Tue 01 Mar 2022 at 07:35:20 +0100, to...@tuxteam.de wrote: > On Mon, Feb 28, 2022 at 10:43:52PM +0100, Stella Ashburne wrote: > > Dearie > > [...] > > > According to Debian Wiki WiFi How To Use > > (https://wiki.debian.org/WiFi/HowToUse), the reason for doing the split is: > > > > (sic) Restrict the permissions of /etc/network/interfaces, to prevent > > pre-shared key (PSK) disclosure > > I see. As others have already noted in this thread, your WiFi PSK > isn't usually a high-value secret; besides, if someone has access > to your computer, she typically has more valuable things to look > for.
/e/n/i may contain PSKs for networks other than the home network; friens, relatives, work etc. A user, having been trusted with them, may see it as an obligation not to make *them* easily accessible. -- Brian.
