zephyr/doc/connectivity/networking/api/wifi.rst
Chaitanya Tata 7b3d44e403 samples: net: wifi: Add a script to install certs
For enterprise mode we need to install multiple certs to the TLS
credentials store, so, add a helper script in python to make it work
cross-platforms.

Signed-off-by: Chaitanya Tata <Chaitanya.Tata@nordicsemi.no>
2025-04-18 10:40:39 +02:00

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.. _wifi_mgmt:
Wi-Fi Management
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Overview
========
The Wi-Fi management API is used to manage Wi-Fi networks. It supports below modes:
* IEEE802.11 Station (STA)
* IEEE802.11 Access Point (AP)
Only personal mode security is supported with below types:
* Open
* WPA2-PSK
* WPA2-PSK-256
* WPA3-SAE
The Wi-Fi management API is implemented in the ``wifi_mgmt`` module as a part of the networking L2
stack.
Currently, two types of Wi-Fi drivers are supported:
* Networking or socket offloaded drivers
* Native L2 Ethernet drivers
Wi-Fi PSA crypto supported build
********************************
To enable PSA crypto API supported Wi-Fi build, the :kconfig:option:`CONFIG_WIFI_NM_WPA_SUPPLICANT_CRYPTO_ALT` and the :kconfig:option:`CONFIG_WIFI_NM_WPA_SUPPLICANT_CRYPTO_MBEDTLS_PSA` need to be set.
Wi-Fi Enterprise test: X.509 Certificate management
***************************************************
Wi-Fi enterprise security requires use of X.509 certificates, two methods of installing certificates are supported:
Compile time certificates
-------------------------
Test certificates in PEM format are committed to the repo at :zephyr_file:`samples/net/wifi/test_certs` and the during the
build process the certificates are converted to a C header file that is included by the Wi-Fi shell
module.
If you want to use your own certificates, you can replace the existing certificates with your own certificates in the same directory.
.. code-block:: bash
$ export WIFI_TEST_CERTS_DIR=samples/net/wifi/test_certs/rsa3k
$ cp client.pem $WIFI_TEST_CERTS_DIR
$ cp client-key.pem $WIFI_TEST_CERTS_DIR
$ cp ca.pem $WIFI_TEST_CERTS_DIR
$ cp client2.pem $WIFI_TEST_CERTS_DIR
$ cp client-key2.pem $WIFI_TEST_CERTS_DIR
$ cp ca2.pem $WIFI_TEST_CERTS_DIR
$ west build -p -b <board> samples/net/wifi -S wifi-enterprise
or alternatively copy ``rsa2k`` certificates by changing the ``WIFI_TEST_CERTS_DIR`` environment variable.
.. code-block:: bash
$ export WIFI_TEST_CERTS_DIR=samples/net/wifi/test_certs/rsa2k
or you can set the :envvar:`WIFI_TEST_CERTS_DIR` environment variable to point to the directory containing your certificates.
.. code-block:: bash
$ west build -p -b <board> samples/net/wifi -S wifi-enterprise -- -DWIFI_TEST_CERTS_DIR=<path_to_your_certificates>
Run time certificates
---------------------
The Wi-Fi shell module uses TLS credentials subsystem to store and manage the certificates. The certificates can be added at runtime using the shell commands, see :ref:`tls_credentials_shell` for more details.
The sample or application need to enable the :kconfig:option:`CONFIG_WIFI_SHELL_RUNTIME_CERTIFICATES` option to use this feature.
To facilitate installation of the certificates, a helper script is provided in the ``samples/net/wifi/test_certs`` directory. The script can be used to install the certificates at runtime.
.. code-block:: bash
$ ./scripts/utils/wifi_ent_cert_installer.py -p samples/net/wifi/test_certs/rsa2k
The script will install the certificates in the ``rsa2k`` directory to the TLS credentials store in the device over UART and using TLS credentials shell commands.
To initiate Wi-Fi connection, the following command can be used:
.. code-block:: console
uart:~$ wifi connect -s <SSID> -c 149 -k 7 -w 2 -a client1 --key1-pwd whatever --key2-pwd whatever
Server certificate is also provided in the same directory for testing purposes.
Any AAA server can be used for testing purposes, for example, ``FreeRADIUS`` or ``hostapd``.
.. note::
The certificates are for testing purposes only and should not be used in production.
They are generated using `FreeRADIUS raddb <https://github.com/FreeRADIUS/freeradius-server/tree/master/raddb/certs>`_ scripts.
API Reference
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.. doxygengroup:: wifi_mgmt