wpa_supplicant.conf.5: add note about scan_ssid=1 eavesdropping
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Authored by emaste on Mar 16 2022, 2:20 AM.

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rGdca1590eb5a2: wpa_supplicant.conf.5: add note about scan_ssid=1 eavesdropping
rG4f75af31a86f: wpa_supplicant.conf.5: add note about scan_ssid=1 eavesdropping

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When scan_ssid=1 the list of configured SSIDs is available to eavesdroppers. Note this in the man page.

PR: 194122

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emaste requested review of this revision.Mar 16 2022, 2:20 AM

emaste created this revision.

emaste added reviewers: adrian, pauamma_chezdork.com.

Looks good to me.

This revision is now accepted and ready to land.Mar 16 2022, 8:27 AM

emaste added a reviewer: bz.Mar 16 2022, 2:10 PM

LGTM with that naming nit.

usr.sbin/wpa/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf.5
140	Consistent naming.

Closed by commit rG4f75af31a86f: wpa_supplicant.conf.5: add note about scan_ssid=1 eavesdropping (authored by emaste). · Explain WhyMar 16 2022, 11:34 PM

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emaste added a commit: rGdca1590eb5a2: wpa_supplicant.conf.5: add note about scan_ssid=1 eavesdropping.Apr 11 2022, 2:47 AM

se mentioned this in D34323: Add a kern.lockf sysctl to list the advisory byte-range locks on a specific vnode.Jun 13 2022, 7:16 AM

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