I would also note that they have not been in the closed-bin tar bundle for quite some time now, though I haven't checked the last two or three builds.
On Thu, Feb 21, 2008 at 10:49 PM, Emery Rudolph <erudolph at uxix.com> wrote: > Hello Valerie, > > There is so much conflicting information regarding this matter, I am glad to > speak to a primary developer. My confusion is that I keep hearing that I > would need to upgrade these packages, but I do not have them installed at > all. I have read some information saying it was included with the build and > others saying I need to download and install them. Can you tell me which is > correct? If I do not have them installed can you send the the exact link to > the packages. > > Additionally, would you know if the lack of these packages would result in > WPA WAPs showing up as WEP in the dladm scan-wifi output? > > Emery > > > Hi Emery - > > Yes, you do need to upgrade the SUNWcry/SUNWcryr packages everytime you > upgrade > your system. These are available in the closed-bin tar bundle, associated > with each build. I'm not sure, specifically, how this affects WPA driver, > but > I do know that changes in the core crypto components often require all the > modules to be updated as well for other tasks. > > This is documented here: > http://www.opensolaris.org/os/project/crypto/Documentation/sunwcry/ > > This will soon be changing, as I am wrapping up a project to pull strong > crypto into the base OS. > > hope that helps, > > Valerie > -- > Valerie Fenwick, http://blogs.sun.com/bubbva > Solaris Security Technologies, Developer, Sun Microsystems, Inc. > 17 Network Circle, Menlo Park, CA, 94025. 650-786-0461 > > > > This message posted from opensolaris.org > _______________________________________________ > > > laptop-discuss mailing list > laptop-discuss at opensolaris.org > -- Shawn Walker, Software and Systems Analyst http://binarycrusader.blogspot.com/ "To err is human -- and to blame it on a computer is even more so." - Robert Orben
