Re: [PATCH] AP: SAE on 6GHz requires H2E enabled in config

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On Mon Nov 28, 2022 at 5:51 PM CET, Jouni Malinen wrote:
> On Thu, Apr 07, 2022 at 01:49:43PM +0200, Nicolas Escande wrote:
> > diff --git a/src/ap/ap_config.c b/src/ap/ap_config.c
> > @@ -1187,6 +1187,13 @@ static bool hostapd_config_check_bss_6g(struct hostapd_bss_config *bss)
>
> > +#ifdef CONFIG_SAE
> > +	if ((bss->wpa_key_mgmt & WPA_KEY_MGMT_SAE) && !bss->sae_pwe) {
> > +		wpa_printf(MSG_ERROR, "SAE with H2E is mandatory on 6 GHz");
> > +		return false;
> > +	}
> > +#endif
>
> As far as the IEEE Std 802.11ax-2021 is concerned, there is no such
> mandate (see 12.12.2 for security constraints in the 6 GHz band).
> WPA3-Personal requirements with Wi-Fi 6E are separate, but taken into
> account that that is what most devices will end up following, it would
> sound reasonable to at least enable H2E automatically whenever using SAE
> on the 6 GHz band.
>  
> -- 
> Jouni Malinen                                            PGP id EFC895FA

Either way is fine by me, I just sent a patch doing what you proposed.

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