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Captive portal - Definition and Overview |
| Related Words: Bond, Caged, Catch, Chattel, Churl, Con, Concubine, Conquest, Convict, Coquette, Date, Detainee, Enslaved |
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The captive portal technique forces an HTTP client on a network to see a special web page (usually for authentication purposes) before surfing the Internet normally. This is done by intercepting all HTTP traffic, regardless of address, until the user is allowed to exit the portal. You will see captive portals in use at most Wi-Fi hotspots. It can be used to control wired access (e.g. apartment houses, business centers, "open" Ethernet jacks) as well.
Examples of captive portal software packages are:
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Example Usage of Captive |
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newstoronto: Canadian Amanda Lindhout's days while held Captive in Somalia got darker after a foiled escape attempt in which she a.. http://bit.ly/8zbgrr |
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loveg89: #musicmonday chris brown "Captive" I remeba wen I 1st heard dis I was like omgeee!! Chris brown is a faggot...lmfao...luv dis song. |
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faithclubdotnet: 2Co10:5We pull down every proud obstacle that is raised against the knowledge of God; we take every thought Captive and make it obey Christ. |
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