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Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 1/3] wifi: nl80211: Add support for randomizing TA of
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On 1/8/2023 12:45 PM, Veerendranath Jakkam wrote:
> Add support to use a random local address in authentication and
> deauthentication frames sent to unassociated peer when the driver
> supports.
>
> The driver needs to configure receive behavior to accept frames with
> random transmit address specified in TX path authentication frames
> during the time of the frame exchange is pending and such frames need to
> be acknowledged similarly to frames sent to the local permanent address
> when this random address functionality is used.
>
> This capability allows use of randomized transmit address for PASN
> authentication frames to improve privacy of WLAN clients.
>
> Signed-off-by: Veerendranath Jakkam <quic_vjakkam@quicinc.com>


The changes submitted in this patch series can be verified with 
hostap.git HWSIM test case changes submitted in below link

https://patchwork.ozlabs.org/project/hostap/list/?series=335502&state=*

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