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		tjoff on Dec 29, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Encoding your WiFi access point password into a QR... They already have all passwords... They are conveniently backed up on android devices. They have the cleartext. (as do apple btw.)

HHad3 on Dec 29, 2019 [–]

Apple's WiFi password sharing system uses iCloud Keychain, which is end-to-end encrypted [1]

[1] https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT202303

vbezhenar on Dec 29, 2019 | [–]

As long as Apple can run arbitrary code on your device, protocols do not matter.

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