[PATCH v4 00/20] PR: Add nl80211 support and ranging for Proximity Detection
Jouni Malinen
j at w1.fi
Wed May 27 06:52:35 PDT 2026
On Sat, May 23, 2026 at 06:53:32AM +0530, Kavita Kavita wrote:
> wpa_supplicant already had PASN authentication support for
> Proximity Ranging (PR). This series adds the missing nl80211
> driver support and ranging to complete the PD (Proximity
> Detection) flow.
>
> It introduces a dedicated PD virtual interface (NL80211_IFTYPE_PD)
> with its own MAC address, updates nl80211_copy.h with the
> proposed kernel API additions for PD, improves driver capability
> parsing with dedicated PR-specific flags, extends the set_key
> path to carry LTF key seeds for secure ranging, and wires up
> peer measurement start and result handling through the nl80211
> driver. The existing PR_PASN_START control interface command is
> extended with the full set of EDCA, NTB, and proximity threshold
> parameters and rerouted through wpas_pr_pasn_trigger() to drive
> the complete PASN-then-ranging flow in a single step.
> Support is also added for Out-of-Band peer discovery where USD is
> handled by an external application, and per-peer PMK and password
> configuration via PR_PASN_START for authenticated PASN without
> prior NAN USD discovery.
Thanks, applied with cleanup.
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