On Sat, Dec 23, 2023 at 8:28 PM Christopher Klooz <py0...@posteo.net> wrote:
> Btw, does anyone know if this (in the practically-same manner) is really > already introduced in Windows, Mac, Android by default? There is a draft RFC for randomizing MAC addresses https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-ietf-madinas-mac-address-randomization/ which also has references for Windows, Mac, and Android implementations. There are some issues with some implementations (iOS will create an entirely new MAC address if it has not connected to the named WIFI in some number of weeks, which can require all new device registrations for users). In any case, changing defaults that can impact user experience (or are required to be turned off, as some organizations document one needs to do for their use cases) should come with an additional toggle in the appropriate network configuration GUI menu. None of the examples of existing implementations for popular consumer platforms requires one to go into the terminal window and directly manipulate files. They all have a GUI toggle. Apple has their toggle called "Private Addresses"; Windows has their toggle called "Random Hardware Address"; Android has their toggle called "Privacy/Use Device MAC address" (at least that is what I think the names are, I don't actually have all of those platforms to test). It would be my recommendation that the various network configuration GUIs that are part of an official Fedora edition MUST have a GUI toggle to turn off MAC address randomization (I would guess under the Security tab?), and such a toggle SHOULD be included for all official spins. -- _______________________________________________ devel mailing list -- devel@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe send an email to devel-le...@lists.fedoraproject.org Fedora Code of Conduct: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/code-of-conduct/ List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines List Archives: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/devel@lists.fedoraproject.org Do not reply to spam, report it: https://pagure.io/fedora-infrastructure/new_issue
