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Bug 731907 - Add support for different authentication methods
Add support for different authentication methods
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
Product: NetworkManager
Classification: Platform
Component: Mobile broadband
git master
Other All
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Assigned To: NetworkManager maintainer(s)
NetworkManager maintainer(s)
Depends on:
Blocks: 731910
 
 
Reported: 2014-06-19 11:58 UTC by Philip Paeps
Modified: 2014-06-24 19:06 UTC
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Attachments
Patch for adding the authentication method to the DTD (1.11 KB, patch)
2014-06-19 11:58 UTC, Philip Paeps 		none Details | Review

Description Philip Paeps 2014-06-19 11:58:15 UTC 
Created attachment 278759 [details] [review]
Patch for adding the authentication method to the DTD

Some operators require PAP authentication instead of the more prevalent CHAP. This is particularly true in the case of private APNs for machine to machine communication.  Unfortunately, there is no way for modems to know which authentication method the network expects, let alone indicate this to the PPP client.

I have recently implemented PAP authentication support in oFono.  I also have a patch that will pick up the desired authentication method from m-b-p-i if it is specified.  If the method is not specified, the current behaviour of oFono is unchanged and CHAP will be attempted.

The attached patch adds support for (optionally) indicating the authentication method to use for the APN to m-b-p-i so that it can be used for automatically provisioning by e.g. oFono and potentially other consumers if they have configurable authentication.
Comment 1 Dan Williams 2014-06-23 14:54:57 UTC 
Looks fine to me.