In the admin live cd boot environment wpa_supplicant has no WPS functionality available because it's built without the wps use flag. Reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1. wpa_cli scan 2. wpa_cli scan_results 3. network that should show [WPS] does not # cat /var/db/pkg/net-wireless/wpa_supplicant*/USE abi_x86_64 amd64 bindist elibc_glibc fils hs2-0 kernel_linux mbo mesh readline userland_GNU Actual Results: live cd wpa_cli scan_result: [WPA2-EAP+PSK+EAP-SHA256+PSK-SHA256-CCMP][ESS] test wpa_cli wps_pbc: Selected interface 'wlp2s0' UNKNOWN COMMAND Expected Results: wpa_cli scan_result from client with WPS support enabled: [WPA2-EAP+PSK+EAP-SHA256+PSK-SHA256-CCMP][WPS][ESS] test wpa_cli wps_pbc Selected interface 'wlp2s0' OK While WPS use isn't the greatest, some devices require it and the admin live cd should at least support the functionality for completeness. I would set the severity of this as "minor" except that there is no workaround. Without this the admin live cd is useless to me for network diagnostic cases requiring WPS.
Agree that using WPS is bad taste given previous security vulnerabilities. But a Gentoo user may not have a say in the administration of networks they use and common environments should be supported. I am aware of at least a few printer models that can only connect via WPS and new WiFi 6 routers and mesh extenders are still shipping with the WPS button in 2023. Following the lead on TKIP being re-added, I've submitted a PR to add it.
The bug has been closed via the following commit(s): https://gitweb.gentoo.org/proj/releng.git/commit/?id=eb3ab2b15a742a2de0d5f293307eb3c19317f42d commit eb3ab2b15a742a2de0d5f293307eb3c19317f42d Author: Joe Kappus <joe@wt.gd> AuthorDate: 2023-08-04 09:04:13 +0000 Commit: Andreas K. Hüttel <dilfridge@gentoo.org> CommitDate: 2023-08-19 18:41:01 +0000 portage/isos: enable wps on wpa_supplicant As with TKIP, WPS is still in common usage. However, unlike TKIP, this is still a manufacturer pushed 'feature'. As users may not have a say in their network administrator's decisions, enable it. Closes: https://bugs.gentoo.org/801262 Signed-off-by: Joe Kappus <joe@wt.gd> Signed-off-by: Andreas K. Hüttel <dilfridge@gentoo.org> releases/portage/isos-qemu/package.use/wpa_supplicant | 1 + releases/portage/isos/package.use/wpa_supplicant | 2 +- releases/portage/livegui/package.use/wpa_supplicant | 2 +- 3 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
