[RFC PATCH 0/1] wpa_supplicant: Implement SSID-based MAC address randomization

[Michael Richardson]

João Lucas <jlucas at disroot.org> wrote:
    > Hello,

    > The purpose of this patch is to allow configuring wpa_supplicant to generate
    > pseudo-random MAC addresses by hashing (sha256) the SSID together with the
    > permanent address, just like iwd does when the AddressRandomization option is
    > set to "network". This allows having a unique consistent address for each
    > network without the need for additional per-network manual
    > configuration.

Thanks. This would result in per-network-generated MAC: PNGM.
Please see:
  https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-ietf-madinas-mac-address-randomization/
  section 6 ---

(coming to an RFC soon).

    > Also, if I may suggest: I think it would make more sense to put randomization
    > style and randomization "range" (full/same_oui) into separate options, since
    > this range would also be applicable to potential future styles such as this one.

Agreed.

    > wpa_supplicant: Implement SSID-based MAC address randomization

I suggest using the terms that madinas made up.
(Note that one would ideally use an entirely random mac address when
soliciting for networks.)

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Michael Richardson <mcr+IETF at sandelman.ca>   . o O ( IPv6 IøT consulting )
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