QiFi your Wi-Fi
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I change my office Wi-Fi password regularly, and print it out in bold letters on a sheet of paper that lies around the office or is pinned to the wall. Not a ideal as is often framed in pictures taken during workshops or meetings.
In a recent TidBITS article by Glenn Fleishman, I discovered how to securely generate QR Codes online (in the browser actually).
![QiFi form](https://davidroessli.com/perch/resources/blog/218257c8-1913-4550-a530-985a48944f1e.jpeg)
QiFi uses JavaScript to create the code locally:
If you use the Save-button to store a code, this is still secure, as the data is stored in HTML5 localStorage and is never transmitted to the server (in contrast to cookie-based solutions).
![Join Cybermedia Wi-Fi iPhone notification](https://davidroessli.com/perch/resources/blog/join-cybermedia-wi-fi.jpeg)
Glenn also points out that it’s been twenty years since Phil Schiller (Apple Vice President of Marketing) presented the original 802.11b standard by jumping onto an inflatable mat while streaming a video on Apple’s first Wi-Fi–enabled Mac, the clamshell iBook. Time flies…