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[https://w1.fi/wpa_supplicant/ wpa_supplicant] is a WPA Supplicant for Linux, BSD, Mac OS X, and Windows with support for WPA, WPA2 (IEEE 802.11i / RSN), and WPA3. It sets up connections to wireless networks. | |||
== General == | == General == | ||
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To avoid having your network password in accessible plaintext on your system or in your version control consider using [https://search.nixos.org/options?show=networking.wireless. | To avoid having your network password in accessible plaintext on your system or in your version control consider using [https://search.nixos.org/options?channel=25.05&show=networking.wireless.secretsFile&from=0&size=50&sort=relevance&type=packages&query=networking.wireless networking.wireless.secretsFile]. | ||
Another example of simple wpa2 auth: | Another example of simple wpa2 auth: | ||
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Where you need to change the <code>wlan0</code> with your own wifi network interface. You can list your interfaces by running <code>ip link</code>, your wifi network interface should have "wl" prepended. Note that the above snippet fully randomizes your MAC address, for more information you can read macchanger's manpage. This obviously requires you to have the <code>macchanger</code> package installed. | Where you need to change the <code>wlan0</code> with your own wifi network interface. You can list your interfaces by running <code>ip link</code>, your wifi network interface should have "wl" prepended. Note that the above snippet fully randomizes your MAC address, for more information you can read macchanger's manpage. This obviously requires you to have the <code>macchanger</code> package installed. | ||
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Nowadays, using EAP-PWD is preferred over MSCHAPv2 when connecting to eduroam or other institutional networks. It provides stronger [https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc5931#page-35 security claims] and is simpler to set up. It also never transmits your password, doesn't require certificates and needs less authentication roundtrips. The identity and password should be given to you by your institution. | Nowadays, using EAP-PWD is preferred over MSCHAPv2 when connecting to [[eduroam]] or other institutional networks. It provides stronger [https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc5931#page-35 security claims] and is simpler to set up. It also never transmits your password, doesn't require certificates and needs less authentication roundtrips. The identity and password should be given to you by your institution. | ||
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== External links == | == External links == | ||
* [https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/issues/177501 NixOs: Can't connect to a WEP network: failure to add network: invalid message format] | * [https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/issues/177501 NixOs: Can't connect to a WEP network: failure to add network: invalid message format] | ||
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