Wi-Fi Instructions
Wi-Fi Instructions
What should you do in order to connect to Wi-Fi?
If you are a returning guest just do the same thing you did last year but with more confidence… if this is your first time as the person sitting next to you… great way to start a conversation :)… if you aren’t much of a talker, then follow the steps at https://wifireg.defcon.org.
The encrypted one with 802.1X authentication and digital certificate verification: DefCon
The (other, yet legit) encrypted one with 802.1X authentication and digital certificate verification. But also, with some shiny WPA3 benefits: DefCon-WPA3
And the original, unencrypted, stick-shift, no ABS, wildest-westest of the wireless networks: DefCon-Open
So to recap
- Defcon – (get a user/password and cert from https://wifireg.defcon.org)
- Defcon-WPA3 – same as above
- Defcon Open – I wouldn’t but I hear the cool kids are there.
“Choice. The problem is choice” Wi-Fi and 802.1X authentication have had a pretty good relationship in the past few years. And, believe or not, we test stuff before we go onsite… seriously we work on this all year. But things might change and there might be some devices out there that really do not like 802.1X with PEAP authentication.
Important 802.1X fact: By configuring 802.1X and choosing for your device to “not verify server certificate” will probably not only let that device connect to one of the hundreds of rogue access points on the show floor but will also send your login credentials to a rogue radius server. Despite technology advancements, this is still no bueno and defeats the whole purpose of this authentication method.
Be an advocate of cyber common sense™, and do not, I repeat, do NOT choose the same credentials (aka: username and password) used for stuff that matters: shopping sites, online-banking, AND, especially your windows domains (yeah, it keeps happening) to connect to the hacker conference network. Make something up, be creative and funny, cause we will post the best ones!
For updated information and instructions on how to connect to the Wi-Fi along with the link to download the digital certificate to be used, visit: https://wifireg.defcon.org
For NOC updates visit https://noc.defcon.org , and also follow us on twitter or reddit. @DEFCON_NOC above all else have fun and be rad to each other!