[PATCH v2] wpa_supplicant: Handle randomization changes for same ESS

Jouni Malinen j at w1.fi
Sun Dec 18 02:55:04 PST 2022


On Thu, Dec 15, 2022 at 04:54:06PM +0100, Andrzej Ostruszka wrote:
> When MAC randomization settings change we should use new MAC address
> even if we are associating to the same ESS.  For example consider this
> scenario:
> - hardware MAC is being used,
> - we disconnect from the network,
> - policy/style is changed via D-Bus to turn randomization on,
> - we reconnect to the same network.
> 
> In the last step the randomized address should be used.
> 
> Changes to the randomization settings include both changes to the
> policy/style to be used and changes to the pregenerated MAC address
> value in case of mac_addr==3.

Thanks, applied.
 
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Jouni Malinen                                            PGP id EFC895FA



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