4.1 Enable wpa_supplicant

To add the WPA3 Support for wpa_supplicant, select Target package>Networking applications, then select wpa_supplicant and Enable WPA3 Support

Figure 4-1. Networking Applications – wpa_supplicant Screen
Figure 4-2. menuconfig: Enable WPA3 Support for wpa_supplicant
Note:
  • For wpa_supplicant version 2.9 or earlier, two patches related to SAE handling must be merged with wpa_supplicant. These patches are already included in the official wpa_supplicant version 2.10.

    Required Patches:

  • Copy the patch files to the folder: /buildroot-at91/package/wpa_supplicant or buildroot-external-microchip/patches/wpa_supplicant/2.9/ when compiling the buildroot with wpa_supplicant 2.9 or earlier.

  • On the linux4sam buildroot system, store the patches in the buildroot-external-microchip repository at the path: patches/wpa_supplicant/2.9. The patch files are located at: wpa_supplicant.