Return-path: Received: from lo.gmane.org ([80.91.229.12]:54731 "EHLO lo.gmane.org" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1754584Ab1BKPjT (ORCPT ); Fri, 11 Feb 2011 10:39:19 -0500 Received: from list by lo.gmane.org with local (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1Pnv5Z-0002np-HO for linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org; Fri, 11 Feb 2011 16:39:17 +0100 Received: from proxyext.iabg.de ([proxyext.iabg.de]) by main.gmane.org with esmtp (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Fri, 11 Feb 2011 16:39:17 +0100 Received: from pommnitz by proxyext.iabg.de with local (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Fri, 11 Feb 2011 16:39:17 +0100 To: linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org From: jpo234 Subject: WPA for Ethernet? Date: Fri, 11 Feb 2011 15:39:03 +0000 (UTC) Message-ID: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: Hello all, is it possible to use the mac80211 (software) encryption infrastructure to encrypt data over non 802.11 interfaces? If not, how hard would this be? IPsec and other VPN solutions are "tunnel centric" instead of "interface centric". I'm looking for a way to say "All inbound and outbound traffic through this interface must be encrypted with the following key.", just like WPA-PSK. Regards Joerg