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This command will enable or disable WMM capabilities in the driver. The WMM capabilities perform special
processing for multimedia stream data including voice and video data. This command has a corresponding get
command, and its default value is 1 (WMM enabled).
#iwpriv ath0 wmm 1
#iwpriv ath0 get_wmm
ath0 get_wmm:1
2.5.2.6 Security Related
These commands relate to the security subsystem, and also are specific interfaces required by the hostapd and
wpa_supplicant programs. Some of these may not be directly security related, but are included here due to their
use by the authenticator and supplicant
authmode
#iwpriv ath
N
authmode
mode
This command selects the specific authentication mode to configure the driver for. This command is also used
by host_apd to configure the driver when host_apd is used as an authenticator. The mode values are:
Value
Description
0
None specified
1
Open Authentication
2
Shared Key (WEP) Authentication
3
802.1x Authentication
4
Auto Select/accept authentication (used by host_apd)
5
WPA PSK with 802.1x PSK
The user will normally not use these commands. These commands have an associated get command, and its
default value is 0.
#iwpriv ath0 authmode 2
#iwpriv ath0 get_authmode
ath0 get_authmode:2
countermeasures
#iwpriv ath
N
countermeasures
1|0
Enables or disables WPA/WPA2 countermeasures. Countermeasures perform additional processing on
incoming authentication requests to detect spoof attempts, such as repeating authentication packets. A value of
1 enables countermeasures, and 0 disables them. This command has a corresponding get command.
#iwpriv ath0 countermeasures 1
#iwpriv ath0 get_countermeasures
ath0 get_countermeasures:1
dropunencrypted
#iwpriv ath
N
dropunencrypted
0|1
This command enables or disables dropping of unencrypted non-PAE frames received. Passing a value of 1
enables dropping of unencrypted non-PAE frames. Passing a value of 0 disables dropping of unencrypted non-
PAE frames. This command has a corresponding get command, and its default value is zero.
#iwpriv ath0 dropunencrypted 1
#iwpriv ath0 get_dropunencry
ath0 get_dropunencry:1
keymgtalgs
#iwpriv ath
N
keymgtalgs
algs
This command is used by host_apd in managing WPA keys. This is essentially the same as the WPA
command, which is a combination of bits indicating different capabilities. The algs supported are as follows:
Value
Alg
0
WPA_ASE_NONE
1
WPA_ASE_8021X_UNSPEC
2
WPA_ASE_8021X_PSK
