[PATCH v2] wpa_supplicant: Add network option to disable PMKSA caching

Jouni Malinen j at w1.fi
Mon Oct 5 12:39:46 PDT 2026


On Wed, Jul 01, 2026 at 11:41:31AM +0800, Jason Huang wrote:
> Some certification-oriented test setups need to disable PMKSA
> caching on the STA side. Using a very short dot11RSNAConfigPMKLifetime
> value for this purpose lets a PMKSA entry be created and then expire,
> which can trigger the standard PMKSA expiration deauthentication behavior.
> 
> Add a per-network disable_pmksa_caching parameter for wpa_supplicant so
> such tests can explicitly avoid adding or selecting PMKSA cache entries.
> This preserves the existing PMKSA expiration/removal deauthentication
> behavior while providing a direct way to disable PMKSA caching.
> 
> The option defaults to disabled, matching existing behavior.

Thanks, applied.

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Jouni Malinen                                            PGP id EFC895FA



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