On Wed, Feb 22, 2017 at 04:31:23PM +0000, Jose Blanquicet wrote: > when "display" is set as config method for WPS, wpa_supplicant/hostapd > set also "virtual_display" in order to follow WPS technical > specifications v2.0. However, I checked them and they say for Display: > > "A dynamic 4 or 8 digit PIN is available from a display. Version 2.0 > devices shall qualify the display as Virtual (0x2008) or Physical > (0x4008)." > > From my understood, wpa_supplicant is mainly used on desktop and > embedded systems, in both cases the devices are mostly equipped with a > screen/display. Isn't it more appropriated to add "physical_display" > instead of "virtual_display"? According to the specifications: > > Virtual Display PIN: "The dynamic 4 or 8 digit PIN is displayed > through a remote user interface. For example using the management html > page of an AP to obtain the dynamic PIN." > > Physical Display PIN: "The dynamic 4 or 8 digit PIN is shown on a > display/screen that is part of the device. For example obtaining the > dynamic PIN from the LCD screen on a printer." > > What do you think? I'd assume both cases exist and whether one of the options is more likely than the other is subject to one's view point.. I don't see any point in changing this behavior now. All new devices should explicitly set physical_display or virtual_display anyway taken into account that this specification change is already more than six years old.. -- Jouni Malinen PGP id EFC895FA _______________________________________________ Hostap mailing list Hostap@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.infradead.org/mailman/listinfo/hostap
