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authorBeniamino Galvani <bgalvani@redhat.com>2018-09-26 11:13:14 +0200
committerBeniamino Galvani <bgalvani@redhat.com>2018-09-27 13:35:53 +0200
commit5d97e76c7d1d00e6e42216edc9ce2bd1153f02fa (patch)
treed9e348fb125208f5d654ea31b65b13ca4b91c6be /libnm-core/nm-setting-wireless.c
parent0ba0f52cb74375a4a3b2a2f893f7b617510d80fd (diff)
downloadNetworkManager-5d97e76c7d1d00e6e42216edc9ce2bd1153f02fa.tar.gz
wifi: support hidden ssid in AP modebg/ap-hidden
https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/NetworkManager/NetworkManager/issues/48
Diffstat (limited to 'libnm-core/nm-setting-wireless.c')
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1 files changed, 11 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/libnm-core/nm-setting-wireless.c b/libnm-core/nm-setting-wireless.c
index e31d80b9aa..287c27dacb 100644
--- a/libnm-core/nm-setting-wireless.c
+++ b/libnm-core/nm-setting-wireless.c
@@ -1595,14 +1595,20 @@ nm_setting_wireless_class_init (NMSettingWirelessClass *klass)
/**
* NMSettingWireless:hidden:
*
- * If %TRUE, indicates this network is a non-broadcasting network that hides
- * its SSID. In this case various workarounds may take place, such as
- * probe-scanning the SSID for more reliable network discovery. However,
+ * If %TRUE, indicates that the network is a non-broadcasting network that
+ * hides its SSID. This works both in infrastructure and AP mode.
+ *
+ * In infrastructure mode, various workarounds are used for a more reliable
+ * discovery of hidden networks, such as probe-scanning the SSID. However,
* these workarounds expose inherent insecurities with hidden SSID networks,
* and thus hidden SSID networks should be used with caution.
*
- * Note that marking the network as hidden may be a privacy issue for you, as
- * the explicit probe-scans may be distinctly recognizable on the air.
+ * In AP mode, the created network does not broadcast its SSID.
+ *
+ * Note that marking the network as hidden may be a privacy issue for you
+ * (in infrastructure mode) or client stations (in AP mode), as the explicit
+ * probe-scans are distinctly recognizable on the air.
+ *
**/
/* ---ifcfg-rh---
* property: hidden