hostapd

Description:IEEE 802.11 wireless LAN Host AP daemon
License: BSD
Homepage:https://w1.fi/ https://w1.fi/cgit/hostap/
Location:Portage
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  • ~ - unstable
  • M - hardmask
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USE flags

  • crda - Add CRDA support
  • internal-tls - Use internal TLSv1 implementation instead of depending on OpenSSL or GnuTLS
  • ipv6 - Add support for IP version 6
  • netlink - Adding support for using netlink to create VLANs
  • savedconfig - Use this to restore your config from /etc/portage/savedconfig ${CATEGORY}/${PN}. Make sure your USE flags allow for appropriate dependencies
  • selinux - !!internal use only!! Security Enhanced Linux support, this must be set by the selinux profile or breakage will occur
  • sqlite - Add support for sqlite - embedded sql database
  • suiteb - Adding support for NSA Suite B Cryptography
  • wps - Add support for Wi-Fi Protected Setup

Security Advisory

Date Severity Title
about 1 year normal wpa_supplicant, hostapd: Multiple Vulnerabilities
about 5 years normal hostapd and wpa_supplicant: Denial of Service
about 7 years normal hostapd and wpa_supplicant: Key Reinstallation (KRACK) attacks
over 8 years normal hostapd and wpa_supplicant: Multiple vulnerabilities

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