[PATCH 5/5] wpa_supplicant: allow configuring the MACsec port for MKA

Jouni Malinen j at w1.fi
Sat Nov 19 13:40:42 PST 2016


On Wed, Nov 02, 2016 at 04:38:39PM +0100, Sabrina Dubroca wrote:
> Currently, wpa_supplicant only supports port == 1 in the SCI, but
> users may want to choose a different port.

> +# macsec_port: IEEE 802.1X/MACsec port
> +# Port component of the SCI
> +# Range: 1-65534 (default: 1)

Where does this range 1-65534 come from? IEEE Std 802.1X-2010, 12.7
seems to imply that values 1-65535 should be allow and 65534 of those
values (i.e., 2-65535) are "virtual ports" while 1 identifies the
"common port".

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Jouni Malinen                                            PGP id EFC895FA



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