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\page ctrl_iface_page %wpa_supplicant control interface

%wpa_supplicant implements a control interface that can be used by
external programs to control the operations of the %wpa_supplicant
daemon and to get status information and event notifications. There is
a small C library, in a form of a single C file, wpa_ctrl.c, that
provides helper functions to facilitate the use of the control
interface. External programs can link this file into them and then use
the library functions documented in wpa_ctrl.h to interact with
%wpa_supplicant. This library can also be used with C++. wpa_cli.c and
wpa_gui are example programs using this library.

There are multiple mechanisms for inter-process communication. For
example, Linux version of %wpa_supplicant is using UNIX domain sockets
for the control interface and Windows version UDP sockets. The use of
the functions defined in wpa_ctrl.h can be used to hide the details of
the used IPC from external programs.


\section using_ctrl_iface Using the control interface

External programs, e.g., a GUI or a configuration utility, that need to
communicate with %wpa_supplicant should link in wpa_ctrl.c. This
allows them to use helper functions to open connection to the control
interface with wpa_ctrl_open() and to send commands with
wpa_ctrl_request().

%wpa_supplicant uses the control interface for two types of communication:
commands and unsolicited event messages. Commands are a pair of
messages, a request from the external program and a response from
%wpa_supplicant. These can be executed using wpa_ctrl_request().
Unsolicited event messages are sent by %wpa_supplicant to the control
interface connection without specific request from the external program
for receiving each message. However, the external program needs to
attach to the control interface with wpa_ctrl_attach() to receive these
unsolicited messages.

If the control interface connection is used both for commands and
unsolicited event messages, there is potential for receiving an
unsolicited message between the command request and response.
wpa_ctrl_request() caller will need to supply a callback, msg_cb,
for processing these messages. Often it is easier to open two
control interface connections by calling wpa_ctrl_open() twice and
then use one of the connections for commands and the other one for
unsolicited messages. This way command request/response pairs will
not be broken by unsolicited messages. wpa_cli is an example of how
to use only one connection for both purposes and wpa_gui demonstrates
how to use two separate connections.

Once the control interface connection is not needed anymore, it should
be closed by calling wpa_ctrl_close(). If the connection was used for
unsolicited event messages, it should be first detached by calling
wpa_ctrl_detach().


\section ctrl_iface_cmds Control interface commands

Following commands can be used with wpa_ctrl_request():

\subsection ctrl_iface_PING PING

This command can be used to test whether %wpa_supplicant is replying
to the control interface commands. The expected reply is \c PONG if the
connection is open and %wpa_supplicant is processing commands.


\subsection ctrl_iface_MIB MIB

Request a list of MIB variables (dot1x, dot11). The output is a text
block with each line in \c variable=value format. For example:

\verbatim
dot11RSNAOptionImplemented=TRUE
dot11RSNAPreauthenticationImplemented=TRUE
dot11RSNAEnabled=FALSE
dot11RSNAPreauthenticationEnabled=FALSE
dot11RSNAConfigVersion=1
dot11RSNAConfigPairwiseKeysSupported=5
dot11RSNAConfigGroupCipherSize=128
dot11RSNAConfigPMKLifetime=43200
dot11RSNAConfigPMKReauthThreshold=70
dot11RSNAConfigNumberOfPTKSAReplayCounters=1
dot11RSNAConfigSATimeout=60
dot11RSNAAuthenticationSuiteSelected=00-50-f2-2
dot11RSNAPairwiseCipherSelected=00-50-f2-4
dot11RSNAGroupCipherSelected=00-50-f2-4
dot11RSNAPMKIDUsed=
dot11RSNAAuthenticationSuiteRequested=00-50-f2-2
dot11RSNAPairwiseCipherRequested=00-50-f2-4
dot11RSNAGroupCipherRequested=00-50-f2-4
dot11RSNAConfigNumberOfGTKSAReplayCounters=0
dot11RSNA4WayHandshakeFailures=0
dot1xSuppPaeState=5
dot1xSuppHeldPeriod=60
dot1xSuppAuthPeriod=30
dot1xSuppStartPeriod=30
dot1xSuppMaxStart=3
dot1xSuppSuppControlledPortStatus=Authorized
dot1xSuppBackendPaeState=2
dot1xSuppEapolFramesRx=0
dot1xSuppEapolFramesTx=440
dot1xSuppEapolStartFramesTx=2
dot1xSuppEapolLogoffFramesTx=0
dot1xSuppEapolRespFramesTx=0
dot1xSuppEapolReqIdFramesRx=0
dot1xSuppEapolReqFramesRx=0
dot1xSuppInvalidEapolFramesRx=0
dot1xSuppEapLengthErrorFramesRx=0
dot1xSuppLastEapolFrameVersion=0
dot1xSuppLastEapolFrameSource=00:00:00:00:00:00
\endverbatim


\subsection ctrl_iface_STATUS STATUS

Request current WPA/EAPOL/EAP status information. The output is a text
block with each line in \c variable=value format. For example:

\verbatim
bssid=02:00:01:02:03:04
ssid=test network
pairwise_cipher=CCMP
group_cipher=CCMP
key_mgmt=WPA-PSK
wpa_state=COMPLETED
ip_address=192.168.1.21
Supplicant PAE state=AUTHENTICATED
suppPortStatus=Authorized
EAP state=SUCCESS
\endverbatim


\subsection ctrl_iface_STATUS-VERBOSE STATUS-VERBOSE

Same as STATUS, but with more verbosity (i.e., more \c variable=value pairs).

\verbatim
bssid=02:00:01:02:03:04
ssid=test network
id=0
pairwise_cipher=CCMP
group_cipher=CCMP
key_mgmt=WPA-PSK
wpa_state=COMPLETED
ip_address=192.168.1.21
Supplicant PAE state=AUTHENTICATED
suppPortStatus=Authorized
heldPeriod=60
authPeriod=30
startPeriod=30
maxStart=3
portControl=Auto
Supplicant Backend state=IDLE
EAP state=SUCCESS
reqMethod=0
methodState=NONE
decision=COND_SUCC
ClientTimeout=60
\endverbatim


\subsection ctrl_iface_PMKSA PMKSA

Show PMKSA cache

\verbatim
Index / AA / PMKID / expiration (in seconds) / opportunistic
1 / 02:00:01:02:03:04 / 000102030405060708090a0b0c0d0e0f / 41362 / 0
2 / 02:00:01:33:55:77 / 928389281928383b34afb34ba4212345 / 362 / 1
\endverbatim


\subsection ctrl_iface_SET SET <variable> <value>

Set variables:
- EAPOL::heldPeriod
- EAPOL::authPeriod
- EAPOL::startPeriod
- EAPOL::maxStart
- dot11RSNAConfigPMKLifetime
- dot11RSNAConfigPMKReauthThreshold
- dot11RSNAConfigSATimeout

Example command:
\verbatim
SET EAPOL::heldPeriod 45
\endverbatim


\subsection ctrl_iface_LOGON LOGON

IEEE 802.1X EAPOL state machine logon.


\subsection ctrl_iface_LOGOFF LOGOFF

IEEE 802.1X EAPOL state machine logoff.


\subsection ctrl_iface_REASSOCIATE REASSOCIATE

Force reassociation.


\subsection ctrl_iface_RECONNECT RECONNECT

Connect if disconnected (i.e., like \c REASSOCIATE, but only connect
if in disconnected state).


\subsection ctrl_iface_PREAUTH PREAUTH <BSSID>

Start pre-authentication with the given BSSID.


\subsection ctrl_iface_ATTACH ATTACH

Attach the connection as a monitor for unsolicited events. This can
be done with wpa_ctrl_attach().


\subsection ctrl_iface_DETACH DETACH

Detach the connection as a monitor for unsolicited events. This can
be done with wpa_ctrl_detach().


\subsection ctrl_iface_LEVEL LEVEL <debug level>

Change debug level.


\subsection ctrl_iface_RECONFIGURE RECONFIGURE

Force %wpa_supplicant to re-read its configuration data.


\subsection ctrl_iface_TERMINATE TERMINATE

Terminate %wpa_supplicant process.


\subsection ctrl_iface_BSSID BSSID <network id> <BSSID>

Set preferred BSSID for a network. Network id can be received from the
\c LIST_NETWORKS command output.


\subsection ctrl_iface_LIST_NETWORKS LIST_NETWORKS

List configured networks.

\verbatim
network id / ssid / bssid / flags
0	example network	any	[CURRENT]
\endverbatim

(note: fields are separated with tabs)


\subsection ctrl_iface_DISCONNECT DISCONNECT

Disconnect and wait for \c REASSOCIATE or \c RECONNECT command before
connecting.


\subsection ctrl_iface_SCAN SCAN

Request a new BSS scan.


\subsection ctrl_iface_SCAN_RESULTS SCAN_RESULTS

Get the latest scan results.

\verbatim
bssid / frequency / signal level / flags / ssid
00:09:5b:95:e0:4e	2412	208	[WPA-PSK-CCMP]	jkm private
02:55:24:33:77:a3	2462	187	[WPA-PSK-TKIP]	testing
00:09:5b:95:e0:4f	2412	209		jkm guest
\endverbatim

(note: fields are separated with tabs)


\subsection ctrl_iface_BSS BSS

Get detailed per-BSS scan results. \c BSS command can be used to
iterate through scan results one BSS at a time and to fetch all
information from the found BSSes. This provides access to the same
data that is available through \c SCAN_RESULTS but in a way that
avoids problems with large number of scan results not fitting in the
ctrl_iface messages.

There are two options for selecting the BSS with the \c BSS command:
"BSS <idx>" requests information for the BSS identified by the index
(0 .. size-1) in the scan results table and "BSS <BSSID>" requests
information for the given BSS (based on BSSID in 00:01:02:03:04:05
format).

BSS information is presented in following format. Please note that new
fields may be added to this field=value data, so the ctrl_iface user
should be prepared to ignore values it does not understand.

\verbatim
bssid=00:09:5b:95:e0:4e
freq=2412
beacon_int=0
capabilities=0x0011
qual=51
noise=161
level=212
tsf=0000000000000000
ie=000b6a6b6d2070726976617465010180dd180050f20101000050f20401000050f20401000050f2020000
ssid=jkm private
\endverbatim



\subsection ctrl_iface_SELECT_NETWORK SELECT_NETWORK <network id>

Select a network (disable others). Network id can be received from the
\c LIST_NETWORKS command output.


\subsection ctrl_iface_ENABLE_NETWORK ENABLE_NETWORK <network id>

Enable a network. Network id can be received from the
\c LIST_NETWORKS command output. Special network id \c all can be
used to enable all network.


\subsection ctrl_iface_DISABLE_NETWORK DISABLE_NETWORK <network id>

Disable a network. Network id can be received from the
\c LIST_NETWORKS command output. Special network id \c all can be
used to disable all network.


\subsection ctrl_iface_ADD_NETWORK ADD_NETWORK

Add a new network. This command creates a new network with empty
configuration. The new network is disabled and once it has been
configured it can be enabled with \c ENABLE_NETWORK command. \c ADD_NETWORK
returns the network id of the new network or FAIL on failure.


\subsection ctrl_iface_REMOVE_NETWORK REMOVE_NETWORK <network id>

Remove a network. Network id can be received from the
\c LIST_NETWORKS command output. Special network id \c all can be
used to remove all network.


\subsection ctrl_iface_SET_NETWORK SET_NETWORK <network id> <variable> <value>

Set network variables. Network id can be received from the
\c LIST_NETWORKS command output.

This command uses the same variables and data formats as the
configuration file. See example wpa_supplicant.conf for more details.

- ssid (network name, SSID)
- psk (WPA passphrase or pre-shared key)
- key_mgmt (key management protocol)
- identity (EAP identity)
- password (EAP password)
- ...


\subsection ctrl_iface_GET_NETWORK GET_NETWORK <network id> <variable>

Get network variables. Network id can be received from the
\c LIST_NETWORKS command output.


\subsection ctrl_iface_SAVE_CONFIG SAVE_CONFIG

Save the current configuration.


\section ctrl_iface_interactive Interactive requests

If %wpa_supplicant needs additional information during authentication
(e.g., password), it will use a specific prefix, \c CTRL-REQ-
(\a WPA_CTRL_REQ macro) in an unsolicited event message. An external
program, e.g., a GUI, can provide such information by using
\c CTRL-RSP- (\a WPA_CTRL_RSP macro) prefix in a command with matching
field name.

The following fields can be requested in this way from the user:
- IDENTITY (EAP identity/user name)
- PASSWORD (EAP password)
- NEW_PASSWORD (New password if the server is requesting password change)
- PIN (PIN code for accessing a SIM or smartcard)
- OTP (one-time password; like password, but the value is used only once)
- PASSPHRASE (passphrase for a private key file)

\verbatim
CTRL-REQ-<field name>-<network id>-<human readable text>
CTRL-RSP-<field name>-<network id>-<value>
\endverbatim

For example, request from %wpa_supplicant:
\verbatim
CTRL-REQ-PASSWORD-1-Password needed for SSID test-network
\endverbatim

And a matching reply from the GUI:
\verbatim
CTRL-RSP-PASSWORD-1-secret
\endverbatim


\subsection ctrl_iface_GET_CAPABILITY GET_CAPABILITY <option> [strict]

Get list of supported functionality (eap, pairwise, group,
proto). Supported functionality is shown as space separate lists of
values used in the same format as in %wpa_supplicant configuration.
If optional argument, 'strict', is added, only the values that the
driver claims to explicitly support are included. Without this, all
available capabilities are included if the driver does not provide
a mechanism for querying capabilities.

Example request/reply pairs:

\verbatim
GET_CAPABILITY eap
AKA FAST GTC LEAP MD5 MSCHAPV2 OTP PAX PEAP PSK SIM TLS TTLS
\endverbatim

\verbatim
GET_CAPABILITY pairwise
CCMP TKIP NONE
\endverbatim

\verbatim
GET_CAPABILITY pairwise strict
\endverbatim

\verbatim
GET_CAPABILITY group
CCMP TKIP WEP104 WEP40
\endverbatim

\verbatim
GET_CAPABILITY key_mgmt
WPA-PSK WPA-EAP IEEE8021X NONE
\endverbatim

\verbatim
GET_CAPABILITY proto
RSN WPA
\endverbatim

\verbatim
GET_CAPABILITY auth_alg
OPEN SHARED LEAP
\endverbatim


\subsection ctrl_iface_AP_SCAN AP_SCAN <ap_scan value>

Change ap_scan value:
0 = no scanning,
1 = %wpa_supplicant requests scans and uses scan results to select the AP,
2 = %wpa_supplicant does not use scanning and just requests driver to
associate and take care of AP selection


\subsection ctrl_iface_INTERFACES INTERFACES

List configured interfaces.

\verbatim
wlan0
eth0
\endverbatim


\section ctrl_iface_events Control interface events

%wpa_supplicant generates number messages based on events like
connection or a completion of a task. These are available to external
programs that attach to receive unsolicited messages over the control
interface with wpa_ctrl_attach().

The event messages will be delivered over the attach control interface
as text strings that start with the priority level of the message and
a fixed prefix text as defined in wpa_ctrl.h. After this, optional
additional information may be included depending on the event
message. For example, following event message is delivered when new
scan results are available:

\verbatim
<2>CTRL-EVENT-SCAN-RESULTS
\endverbatim

Following priority levels are used:
- 0 = MSGDUMP
- 1 = DEBUG
- 2 = INFO
- 3 = WARNING
- 4 = ERROR

By default, any priority level greater than equal to 2 (INFO) are
delivered over the attached control interface. LEVEL command can be
used to set the level of messages which will be delivered. It should
be noted that there are many debug messages that do not include any
particulat prefix and are subject to change. They may be used for
debug information, but can usually be ignored by external programs.

In most cases, the external program can skip over the priority field
in the beginning of the event message and then compare the following
text to the event strings from wpa_ctrl.h that the program is
interested in processing.

Following subsections describe the most common event notifications
generated by %wpa_supplicant.

\subsection ctrl_iface_event_CTRL_REQ CTRL-REQ-

WPA_CTRL_REQ: Request information from a user. See
\ref ctrl_iface_interactive "Interactive requests" sections for more
details.

\subsection ctrl_iface_event_CONNECTED CTRL-EVENT-CONNECTED

WPA_EVENT_CONNECTED: Indicate successfully completed authentication
and that the data connection is now enabled.

\subsection ctrl_iface_event_DISCONNECTED CTRL-EVENT-DISCONNECTED

WPA_EVENT_DISCONNECTED: Disconnected, data connection is not available

\subsection ctrl_iface_event_TERMINATING  CTRL-EVENT-TERMINATING

WPA_EVENT_TERMINATING: %wpa_supplicant is exiting

\subsection ctrl_iface_event_PASSWORD_CHANGED CTRL-EVENT-PASSWORD-CHANGED

WPA_EVENT_PASSWORD_CHANGED: Password change was completed successfully

\subsection ctrl_iface_event_EAP_NOTIFICATION CTRL-EVENT-EAP-NOTIFICATION

WPA_EVENT_EAP_NOTIFICATION: EAP-Request/Notification received

\subsection ctrl_iface_event_EAP_STARTED CTRL-EVENT-EAP-STARTED

WPA_EVENT_EAP_STARTED: EAP authentication started (EAP-Request/Identity
received)

\subsection ctrl_iface_event_EAP_METHOD CTRL-EVENT-EAP-METHOD

WPA_EVENT_EAP_METHOD: EAP method selected

\subsection ctrl_iface_event_EAP_SUCCESS CTRL-EVENT-EAP-SUCCESS

WPA_EVENT_EAP_SUCCESS: EAP authentication completed successfully

\subsection ctrl_iface_event_EAP_FAILURE CTRL-EVENT-EAP-FAILURE

WPA_EVENT_EAP_FAILURE: EAP authentication failed (EAP-Failure received)

\subsection ctrl_iface_event_SCAN_RESULTS CTRL-EVENT-SCAN-RESULTS

WPA_EVENT_SCAN_RESULTS: New scan results available

\subsection ctrl_iface_event_BSS_ADDED CTRL-EVENT-BSS-ADDED

WPA_EVENT_BSS_ADDED: A new BSS entry was added. The event prefix is
followed by the BSS entry id and BSSID.

\verbatim
CTRL-EVENT-BSS-ADDED 34 00:11:22:33:44:55
\endverbatim

\subsection ctrl_iface_event_BSS_REMOVED CTRL-EVENT-BSS-REMOVED

WPA_EVENT_BSS_REMOVED: A BSS entry was removed. The event prefix is
followed by BSS entry id and BSSID.

\verbatim
CTRL-EVENT-BSS-REMOVED 34 00:11:22:33:44:55
\endverbatim

\subsection ctrl_iface_event_WPS_OVERLAP_DETECTED WPS-OVERLAP-DETECTED

WPS_EVENT_OVERLAP: WPS overlap detected in PBC mode

\subsection ctrl_iface_event_WPS_AP_AVAILABLE_PBC WPS-AP-AVAILABLE-PBC

WPS_EVENT_AP_AVAILABLE_PBC: Available WPS AP with active PBC found in
scan results.

\subsection ctrl_iface_event_WPS_AP_AVAILABLE_PIN WPS-AP-AVAILABLE-PIN

WPS_EVENT_AP_AVAILABLE_PIN: Available WPS AP with recently selected PIN
registrar found in scan results.

\subsection ctrl_iface_event_WPS_AP_AVAILABLE WPS-AP-AVAILABLE

WPS_EVENT_AP_AVAILABLE: Available WPS AP found in scan results

\subsection ctrl_iface_event_WPS_CRED_RECEIVED WPS-CRED-RECEIVED

WPS_EVENT_CRED_RECEIVED: A new credential received

\subsection ctrl_iface_event_WPS_M2D WPS-M2D

WPS_EVENT_M2D: M2D received

\subsection ctrl_iface_event_WPS_FAIL

WPS_EVENT_FAIL: WPS registration failed after M2/M2D

\subsection ctrl_iface_event_WPS_SUCCESS WPS-SUCCESS

WPS_EVENT_SUCCESS: WPS registration completed successfully

\subsection ctrl_iface_event_WPS_TIMEOUT WPS-TIMEOUT

WPS_EVENT_TIMEOUT: WPS enrollment attempt timed out and was terminated

\subsection ctrl_iface_event_WPS_ENROLLEE_SEEN WPS-ENROLLEE-SEEN

WPS_EVENT_ENROLLEE_SEEN: WPS Enrollee was detected (used in AP mode).
The event prefix is followed by MAC addr, UUID-E, pri dev type,
config methods, dev passwd id, request type, [dev name].

\verbatim
WPS-ENROLLEE-SEEN 02:00:00:00:01:00
572cf82f-c957-5653-9b16-b5cfb298abf1 1-0050F204-1 0x80 4 1
[Wireless Client]
\endverbatim

\subsection ctrl_iface_event_WPS_ER_AP_ADD WPS-ER-AP-ADD

WPS_EVENT_ER_AP_ADD: WPS ER discovered an AP

\verbatim
WPS-ER-AP-ADD 87654321-9abc-def0-1234-56789abc0002 02:11:22:33:44:55
pri_dev_type=6-0050F204-1 wps_state=1 |Very friendly name|Company|
Long description of the model|WAP|http://w1.fi/|http://w1.fi/hostapd/
\endverbatim

\subsection ctrl_iface_event_WPS_ER_AP_REMOVE WPS-ER-AP-REMOVE

WPS_EVENT_ER_AP_REMOVE: WPS ER removed an AP entry

\verbatim
WPS-ER-AP-REMOVE 87654321-9abc-def0-1234-56789abc0002
\endverbatim

\subsection ctrl_iface_event_WPS_ER_ENROLLEE_ADD WPS-ER-ENROLLEE-ADD

WPS_EVENT_ER_ENROLLEE_ADD: WPS ER discovered a new Enrollee

\verbatim
WPS-ER-ENROLLEE-ADD 2b7093f1-d6fb-5108-adbb-bea66bb87333
02:66:a0:ee:17:27 M1=1 config_methods=0x14d dev_passwd_id=0
pri_dev_type=1-0050F204-1
|Wireless Client|Company|cmodel|123|12345|
\endverbatim

\subsection ctrl_iface_event_WPS_ER_ENROLLEE_REMOVE WPS-ER-ENROLLEE-REMOVE

WPS_EVENT_ER_ENROLLEE_REMOVE: WPS ER removed an Enrollee entry

\verbatim
WPS-ER-ENROLLEE-REMOVE 2b7093f1-d6fb-5108-adbb-bea66bb87333
02:66:a0:ee:17:27
\endverbatim

\subsection ctrl_iface_event_WPS_PIN_NEEDED WPS-PIN-NEEDED

WPS_EVENT_PIN_NEEDED: PIN is needed to complete provisioning with an
Enrollee. This is followed by information about the Enrollee (UUID,
MAC address, device name, manufacturer, model name, model number,
serial number, primary device type).
\verbatim
WPS-PIN-NEEDED 5a02a5fa-9199-5e7c-bc46-e183d3cb32f7 02:2a:c4:18:5b:f3
[Wireless Client|Company|cmodel|123|12345|1-0050F204-1]
\endverbatim

\subsection ctrl_iface_event_WPS_NEW_AP_SETTINGS WPS-NEW-AP-SETTINGS

WPS_EVENT_NEW_AP_SETTINGS: New AP settings were received

\subsection ctrl_iface_event_WPS_REG_SUCCESS WPS-REG-SUCCESS

WPS_EVENT_REG_SUCCESS: WPS provisioning was completed successfully
(AP/Registrar)

\subsection ctrl_iface_event_WPS_AP_SETUP_LOCKED WPS-AP-SETUP-LOCKED

WPS_EVENT_AP_SETUP_LOCKED: AP changed into setup locked state due to
multiple failed configuration attempts using the AP PIN.

\subsection ctrl_iface_event_AP_STA_CONNECTED AP-STA-CONNECTED

AP_STA_CONNECTED: A station associated with us (AP mode event). The
event prefix is followed by the MAC address of the station.

\verbatim
AP-STA-CONNECTED 02:2a:c4:18:5b:f3
\endverbatim

\subsection ctrl_iface_event_AP_STA_DISCONNECTED AP-STA-DISCONNECTED

AP_STA_DISCONNECTED: A station disassociated (AP mode event)

\verbatim
AP-STA-DISCONNECTED 02:2a:c4:18:5b:f3
\endverbatim

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