imxrt 1064 unable to connect WPA3 SAE AP

[bshannon]

I am running the wifi webconfig example with SDK 2.12.1 using Murata's wifi chip, 1ZM. I have set the wifi security to WPA3 SAE. The access point shows up in windows but I am unable to connect to it. 

[kef2 · Accepted solution]

Not all Wi-Fi cards support connection to WPA3-SAE only AP. PC WLAN card specifications should state it clearly. If it doesn't support WPA3-SAE, either don't use it at all or configure your hostapd for WPA3-SAE transition mode, which should allow connecting WPA3 supporting cards in WPA3 mode, and not supporting cards in WPA2 mode.

On Windows launch from command prompt

• netsh wlan show drivers

It should include this for WPA3-SAE:

• WPA3-Personal CCMP

[bshannon]

Thank you for your input. It looks like my work PC does not support WPA3. I was able to connect to the Access Point using WPA3 and WPA3/WPA2 Mixed security types using my personal Chromebook.

[estephania_mart]

Hello,

Could you please help me with more details on the configuration that you are using? Could you please also help me with the modifications made to the code?

Regards

[bshannon]

Greetings,

Thanks for helping me with this issue.

In the wpl_nxp.c file, I changed the security type to use WLAN_SECURITY_WPA3_SAE in the WPL_Start_AP function if a password is provided. The goal that I am trying to achieve is to be able to set up an Access Point using WPA3 and WPA3/WPA2 Mixed security types and connect to it from my PC. I attached the project. Let me know if you need additional information.

[estephania_mart]

Hello,

By any chance, do you have the same problem  when following?  the UM11442-NXP-Wi-Fi-and-Bluetooth-Demo-Applications-for-i.MX-RT-platforms-User-Guide on page 38? Could you please help me validate it ? You can find this document in the SDK package under the following  path ;

<installation path>\docs\wireless

Regards

[bshannon]

I do have the same problem when I follow the user guide. I believe the issue is due to my work PC not supporting connecting to WPA3-SAE. My personal Chromebook does support connecting to WPA3-SAE and is able to connect to the AP. Shouldn't my PC be able to connect to the AP with the WPA3/WPA2 Mixed security type or should the Management Frame Protection Capable (MFPC) and Management Frame Protection Required (MFPR) be configured differently for the mixed security type?

[estephania_mart]

Hello,

While the mixed mode is intended to ensure the compatibility , there are some clients that even though this setting is correctly set , it still does not recognize it form the client point of view. I would recommend you to validate in your computer to make sure that it supports the setting.

Regards