It turns out that the attack I described is called the "evil twin". <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evil_twin_%28wireless_networks%29>
Antti, if you don't mind, I'll retarget this bug report towards thwarting that attack. Showing the encryption type would not be a complete solution to disambiguating identically-named networks, whether they were coincidental or malicious. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1258496 Title: show wireless encryption type To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/indicator-network/+bug/1258496/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
