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diff --git a/wpa_supplicant/README b/wpa_supplicant/README index 11ab01a9c1710..2a3265f21eaa8 100644 --- a/wpa_supplicant/README +++ b/wpa_supplicant/README @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ WPA Supplicant ============== -Copyright (c) 2003-2016, Jouni Malinen <j@w1.fi> and contributors +Copyright (c) 2003-2018, Jouni Malinen <j@w1.fi> and contributors All Rights Reserved. This program is licensed under the BSD license (the one with @@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ Supported WPA/IEEE 802.11i features: authentication) (following methods are supported, but since they do not generate keying material, they cannot be used with WPA or IEEE 802.1X WEP keying) - * EAP-MD5-Challenge + * EAP-MD5-Challenge * EAP-MSCHAPv2 * EAP-GTC * EAP-OTP @@ -965,6 +965,17 @@ wpa_priv can control multiple interface with one process, but it is also possible to run multiple wpa_priv processes at the same time, if desired. +It should be noted that the interface used between wpa_supplicant and +wpa_priv does not include all the capabilities of the wpa_supplicant +driver interface and at times, this interface lacks update especially +for recent addition. Consequently, use of wpa_priv does come with the +price of somewhat reduced available functionality. The next section +describing how wpa_supplicant can be used with reduced privileges +without having to handle the complexity of separate wpa_priv. While that +approve does not provide separation for network admin capabilities, it +does allow other root privileges to be dropped without the drawbacks of +the wpa_priv process. + Linux capabilities instead of privileged process ------------------------------------------------ |