Not all distributions include all required mesh crypto support. This adds a section with known kernel required options. --- README | 25 +++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 25 insertions(+) diff --git a/README b/README index c7032d02b..ad0a307f4 100644 --- a/README +++ b/README @@ -61,6 +61,31 @@ When neither --enable-mesh nor --enable-btpclient is specified, then this part is irrelevant and Embedded Linux library is not required. +Kernel Build Options (for Mesh) +=============================== + +The Mesh daemon uses kernel provided crypto utilities to perform required +security securities of Bluetooth Mesh. Many standard distributions currently +enable all required crypto features, but a few notable distributions do +not. + +If Mesh Cryptography is not working, the following configuration options +may need to be enabled, and the kernel rebuilt. + +1. A minimum of kernel version 4.9 or later is required + +2. The kernel must at a minimum have the following .config options turned on: + CONFIG_CRYPTO_USER + CONFIG_CRYPTO_USER_API + CONFIG_CRYPTO_USER_API_AEAD + CONFIG_CRYPTO_USER_API_HASH + + CONFIG_CRYPTO_AES + CONFIG_CRYPTO_CCM + CONFIG_CRYPTO_AEAD + CONFIG_CRYPTO_CMAC + + Configuration and options ========================= -- 2.21.1
