Feature #7054

Complete MAC spoofing design doc: explain why we only change non-vendor bits

Added by intrigeri 2014-04-10 05:49:39 . Updated 2014-04-26 09:31:36 .

Status:
Resolved
Priority:
Normal
Assignee:
Category:
Spoof MAC
Target version:
Start date:
2014-04-10
Due date:
% Done:

100%

Feature Branch:
doc/7054-explain-why-not-randomising-oui-part-of-mac
Type of work:
End-user documentation
Blueprint:

Starter:
0
Affected tool:
Deliverable for:

Description

The MAC spoofing documentation lacks an important piece: why we change only non-vendor bits. This leads to “bug” reports such as Feature #7038, and should be fixed.

Subtasks

Related issues

Related to Tails - Feature #7038: Randomize full MAC address Rejected 2014-04-07
Related to Tails - Feature #7078: Make it clear in MAC spoofing documentation that only the non-vendor bits are randomized? Rejected 2014-04-12
Related to Tails - Feature #7224: Link different design documentations from user documentation Confirmed 2014-05-12

History

#1 Updated by intrigeri 2014-04-10 05:50:35

#2 Updated by anonym 2014-04-16 12:12:16

See Feature #7038#note-11 for an answer that can be used as a base for such a section in the design document.

#3 Updated by intrigeri 2014-04-16 12:39:37

  • Status changed from Confirmed to In Progress
  • % Done changed from 0 to 10

#4 Updated by anonym 2014-04-25 14:52:28

  • Assignee changed from anonym to intrigeri
  • QA Check set to Ready for QA
  • Feature Branch set to doc/7054-explain-why-not-randomising-oui-part-of-mac

I pushed a proposal to the doc/7054-explain-why-not-randomising-oui-part-of-mac branch.

#5 Updated by intrigeri 2014-04-26 09:31:36

  • Status changed from In Progress to Resolved
  • Assignee deleted (intrigeri)
  • % Done changed from 10 to 100
  • QA Check changed from Ready for QA to Pass

Merged, added a few improvements on top.

#6 Updated by emmapeel 2014-10-10 01:47:33

  • related to Feature #7078: Make it clear in MAC spoofing documentation that only the non-vendor bits are randomized? added

#7 Updated by emmapeel 2014-10-10 01:47:55

  • related to Feature #7224: Link different design documentations from user documentation added