On Fri, Dec 19, 2008 at 04:56:16PM +0200, Jouni Malinen wrote: > On Fri, Dec 19, 2008 at 09:28:22AM -0500, John W. Linville wrote: > > Are there perhaps any broken APs out there that support such a > > configuration? I would hate to prevent users from connecting simply > > out of blind obedience to the standard. > > The goal of this change is _not_ to prevent connection, it only disables > HT association, i.e., legacy (11a/g/b) is still available. It was pointed-out to me that allowing TKIP/HT connections exposes the user to unnecessary security risks as well. Please resubmit with a changelog that a) makes it clear that connections are still possible, just not HT; and b) "TKIP is not updated to new security needs (e.g., related to some block ack details) since it is not allowed mode, i.e., those extensions are only defined for CCMP" (quoted from Jouni). John -- John W. Linville Linux should be at the core linville@xxxxxxxxxxxxx of your literate lifestyle. -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-wireless" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
