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Re: The current package wpasupplicant doesn't support WPA3-Personal authentication. What alternatives to it exist?



Greg Wooledge <greg@wooledge.org> wrote:
> On Thu, Jan 04, 2024 at 12:04:52AM +0100, Stella Ashburne wrote:
> > >   https://packages.debian.org/bookworm/wpasupplicant
> > >  
> > The main heading of that web page is Package: wpasupplicant
> > (2:2.10-12)
> > 
> > Immediately below it is the sub-heading that states
> > 
> > client support for WPA and WPA2 (IEEE 802.11i)
> > 
> > I fail to see WPA3 mentioned therein.  
> 
> Read more.
> 
>   client support for WPA and WPA2 (IEEE 802.11i)
> 
>      wpa-supplicant is a userspace daemon handling connection and
>      authentication in wireless and wired networks, primarily secured
> with the WPA/WPA2/WPA3 protocols. This software provides key
> negotiation with the access point (WPA Authenticator), and controls
> association with IEEE 802.11i networks.

I do think Stella has a point in that the description page has a bug -
the sub-heading and the following text are not consistent. She should
raise an issue/bug report/whatever IMHO.


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