Feature #11856

Update design doc: NetworkManager 1.4+ randomizes the MAC address used for scanning for Wi-Fi networks

Added by intrigeri 2016-10-02 11:33:59 . Updated 2017-06-12 16:10:07 .

Status:
Resolved
Priority:
Elevated
Assignee:
Category:
Spoof MAC
Target version:
Tails_3.0
Start date:
2016-10-02
Due date:
% Done:

100%

Feature Branch:
doc/11856-mac-spoofing-for-scanning
Type of work:
Contributors documentation
Blueprint:

Starter:
Affected tool:
Deliverable for:

Description

(One should first check that it works as advertised.)

Subtasks

Related issues

Related to Tails - Feature #11293: Check if/how we should use NetworkManager's new MAC address spoofing capabilities Confirmed 2016-03-31
Blocked by Tails - Bug #11937: Rebase our NetworkManager package on 1.4.2-2 Resolved 2016-11-16

History

#1 Updated by intrigeri 2016-10-02 11:37:40

  • related to Feature #11293: Check if/how we should use NetworkManager's new MAC address spoofing capabilities added

#2 Updated by intrigeri 2016-10-02 11:38:52

  • Description updated

#3 Updated by intrigeri 2016-11-16 17:40:42

  • blocked by Bug #11937: Rebase our NetworkManager package on 1.4.2-2 added

#4 Updated by intrigeri 2016-11-17 16:01:37

Feature #11943 has test results about this (and I have the network dump + Journal saved locally).

#5 Updated by intrigeri 2017-01-30 17:43:31

  • Assignee changed from intrigeri to anonym
  • QA Check set to Info Needed

anonym, on Feature #11293#note-9 you wrote this:

> As for this ticket, we at least want wifi.scan-rand-mac-address — in our design page we list the lack of this in our current implementation as a limitation.

… that lead me to create this ticket. I wanted to tackle it, but I can’t find what part of the design doc you were referring too. Is it “Active probe fingerprinting”? If it is so, unless NetworkManager sets a new MAC address for every probe request (I didn’t check), then I don’t see how wifi.scan-rand-mac-address helps. Can you please clarify?

#6 Updated by anonym 2017-02-03 17:52:22

  • Assignee changed from anonym to intrigeri
  • QA Check deleted (Info Needed)

intrigeri wrote:
> anonym, on Feature #11293#note-9 you wrote this:
>
> > As for this ticket, we at least want wifi.scan-rand-mac-address — in our design page we list the lack of this in our current implementation as a limitation.
>
> … that lead me to create this ticket. I wanted to tackle it, but I can’t find what part of the design doc you were referring too. Is it “Active probe fingerprinting”? If it is so, unless NetworkManager sets a new MAC address for every probe request (I didn’t check), then I don’t see how wifi.scan-rand-mac-address helps. Can you please clarify?

I think I was just confused. Ignore what I said!

#7 Updated by intrigeri 2017-03-17 12:17:14

  • Priority changed from Normal to Elevated

#8 Updated by intrigeri 2017-05-26 07:23:23

  • Status changed from Confirmed to In Progress
  • Assignee changed from intrigeri to anonym
  • % Done changed from 0 to 50
  • QA Check set to Ready for QA
  • Feature Branch set to doc/11856-mac-spoofing-for-scanning

#9 Updated by anonym 2017-05-30 08:31:08

  • Status changed from In Progress to Fix committed
  • Assignee deleted (anonym)
  • % Done changed from 50 to 100
  • QA Check changed from Ready for QA to Pass

Merged!

#10 Updated by intrigeri 2017-06-12 16:10:07

  • Status changed from Fix committed to Resolved