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Author: Anders Damsgaard 
Date:   Tue, 15 Nov 2022 16:25:55 +0100

add au-eduroam post

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  A pages/015-au-eduroam.html           |     112 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
  A pages/015-au-eduroam.txt            |     116 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

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diff --git a/pages/015-au-eduroam.cfg b/pages/015-au-eduroam.cfg
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+filename=au-eduroam.html
+title=Connecting to Aarhus University eduroam with wpa_supplicant
+description=Connect to the cross-university wifi-network eduroam from BSD or Linux
+id=new-homepage
+tags=linux, openbsd, wifi, eduroam, wpa_supplicant
+created=2022-11-15
+updated=2022-11-15
+#index=0
diff --git a/pages/015-au-eduroam.html b/pages/015-au-eduroam.html
t@@ -0,0 +1,112 @@
+

Eduroam is an international Wi-Fi roaming service that provides network access to university staff and visitors from other universities. +Aarhus University provides instructions on connecting to eduroam via iOS/Android/Windows/Mac and a Python install script for Linux. +In this post, I will explain how users of BSD or Linux can set up eduroam connectivity manually.

+ +

Preparing the system

+

First, install wpa_supplicant, which is the only prerequisite. +Your system might already have it installed for authenticating with ordinary Wi-Fi networks. +WPA supplicant supports many different authentication methods, and the configuration must be correct for the connection to succeed. +On Gentoo Linux, install and enable the wpa_supplicant daemon with: +

+ +
# pkg_add wpa_supplicant
+# rcctl enable wpa_supplicant
+ +

On Gentoo Linux with OpenRC, the equivalent procedure is: + +

# emerge net-wireless/wpa_supplicant
+# rc-update add wpa_supplicant default
+ +

Next, save the self-signed Aarhus University PEM certificate to the file +/etc/ssl/au-eduroam-cert.pem. +I extracted this key file from the official Python installer. +

+ +
-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----
+MIIFKTCCAxGgAwIBAgIQLOmOuuesHKhIiSJDwYO+mzANBgkqhkiG9w0BAQsFADAn
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+-----END CERTIFICATE-----
+ +

Option 1: Configuring wpa_supplicant manually

+

If your system does not use Network Manager, you must configure wpa_supplicant directly. +Open (or create) /etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf. +At minimum, it should contain the following configuration of the eduroam network. +You can also add other Wi-Fi networks here.

+ +
ctrl_interface=DIR=/var/run/wpa_supplicant GROUP=wheel
+disable_scan_offload=1
+update_config=1
+autoscan=periodic:10
+
+network={
+        ssid="eduroam"
+        key_mgmt=WPA-EAP
+        eap=TTLS PEAP
+        identity="auNNNNNN@uni.au.dk"
+        password="YOURPASSWORD"
+        ca_cert="/etc/ssl/au-eduroam-cert.pem"
+        phase2="auth=MSCHAPV2"
+        mesh_fwding=1
+        frequency=5200
+}
+ +

The ctrl_interface line may look different on your system. +Make sure to edit the identity and password values according to your AU ID.

+ +

Next, make sure that other users cannot read the contents of the file:

+ +
# chown root:root /etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf
+# chmod 600 /etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf
+ +

On OpenBSD, associate wpa_supplicant with the network interface. +In the following command, change "iwm0" to your wifi device name:

+ +
# rcctl set wpa_supplicant flags -c /etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf -s -D openbsd -i iwm0
+ +

It is now time to start the wpa_supplicant service:

+ +
# rcctl start wpa_supplicant                # OpenBSD
+# rc-service wpa_supplicant start        # Gentoo (OpenRC)
+ +

You should now be connected to the Aarhus University eduroam network. +In case of problems, you can stop the wpa_supplicant daemon and manually launch it with debugging messages enabled (-d):

+ +
# wpa_supplicant -d -c /etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf
+ +

Option 2: Using Network Manager

+If your system uses Network Manager to configure networking, connect to the eduroam wifi with the following configuration:

+ +
+ Aarhus University eduroam configuration in Network Manager +
+ Fig. 1: Aarhus University eduroam configuration in Network Manager. +
+
diff --git a/pages/015-au-eduroam.txt b/pages/015-au-eduroam.txt
t@@ -0,0 +1,116 @@
+Eduroam is an international Wi-Fi roaming service that provides network
+access to university staff and visitors from other universities.
+Aarhus University provides instructions on connecting to eduroam via
+iOS/Android/Windows/Mac and a Python install script for Linux.  In this
+post, I will explain how users of BSD or Linux can set up eduroam
+connectivity manually.
+
+
+## Preparing the system
+
+First, install wpa_supplicant, which is the only prerequisite.  Your
+system might already have it installed for authenticating with ordinary
+Wi-Fi networks.  WPA supplicant supports many different authentication
+methods, and the configuration must be correct for the connection
+to succeed.  On Gentoo Linux, install and enable the wpa_supplicant
+daemon with:
+
+        # pkg_add wpa_supplicant
+        # rcctl enable wpa_supplicant
+ +On Gentoo Linux with OpenRC, the equivalent procedure is: + + # emerge net-wireless/wpa_supplicant + # rc-update add wpa_supplicant default + +Next, save the self-signed Aarhus University PEM certificate to the +file /etc/ssl/au-eduroam-cert.pem. I extracted this key file from the +official Python installer. + + -----BEGIN CERTIFICATE----- + MIIFKTCCAxGgAwIBAgIQLOmOuuesHKhIiSJDwYO+mzANBgkqhkiG9w0BAQsFADAn + MSUwIwYDVQQDExxBYXJodXMgVW5pdmVyc2l0eSBSb290IENBIDAxMB4XDTE3MDUy + OTEzMDc0MFoXDTM3MDUyOTEzMTczOFowJzElMCMGA1UEAxMcQWFyaHVzIFVuaXZl + cnNpdHkgUm9vdCBDQSAwMTCCAiIwDQYJKoZIhvcNAQEBBQADggIPADCCAgoCggIB + AKDUr/VJncuuucByREHn8w6stgbSs2vhuBC8+2oe9Tbs/XUOfg5p3Z/Yft1smtIC + 4W1hfmohb3BO9S8OWSl3bDahJNDSyzzG5dgLTnGT7M41tu1Kiuwx5UlzpCyFqf/J + XbuYaTKKVlWzfOH21+/qBAm5PTtomf3x/eCcjpmA0f97QtDXnfHOXv+BmToOSdjo + JTLq0VNCI1VC4y0ymLs6sSaZU6NGBE8bkB0LcilXH7OcLtNYIBryIFR/40LVch/H + M5Vjeg1GI1mFqEW3pUBoETJA/lfOWae6yRNBfut+aiFn57NUaG8ILBjK1Dt/uCJF + 5tW4i7MYQdv1J1kNxdaYf948fANcsWMZO/M9zb0ua3q6TbwBmKDiz53pg9hwnUgI + MYs9HNB6uRzim8+wvYI65g2fBWAX502a9Q7+LDXbg9mUI9lrolUBJzk1Uw1dDoEd + r4B++7ZGurM1U/WrgPL6K+hW1rhO282djXXABt8MAJdhUu+z6hY5ICrorpy9XKe4 + QO47/TqIK+q+2tXypwu5M6Ki38eTkDpOS6jVDUBekZh99E9mJmP59Z61mR+tc9Ku + /soVmwx7EgvtYZ4s08IPAJXMg/tV7DxZ5xmHW7HdwMIt5UszUBnZ2b+u7voqg6BJ + y4DO7YOXEz/f9JK9wGuqbD0VozntiMVBj7chUrbMht/zAgMBAAGjUTBPMAsGA1Ud + DwQEAwIBhjAPBgNVHRMBAf8EBTADAQH/MB0GA1UdDgQWBBQbwmI/AJyVzSmugXig + FFb+NWisoDAQBgkrBgEEAYI3FQEEAwIBADANBgkqhkiG9w0BAQsFAAOCAgEAZ3tm + sWH6oAEgo7NX6EWc/64j2ylknSmyOIoQsL6pwKGhNU1e/eEgFh9I/jhLTo0YcOH/ + hUIad06nQtAKVXfHdBdCqG5a7Gxy6FdzBja8kI3OkYCgiJ4jcU4dbxa4OJSZ6lh+ + MHqduxiTnnhutEcNhLxUuzrabf6gxgLaSlxJ6Cksyg8zfkG6Yj1pSoBoqqzDq9bD + v3vrlZOcT3KAmvR9ERfGzFR87j07Cy89CeCCR1e5VMRWPt4H3EwHDPuqdV9M+GMR + FgEC+xaTzYUidTVOCg2dIxwbNc8qWQ+hJ1T4lLNy6PvTP931Mpc+M+gmafOl3mRF + fwQ2BWUy/L9kUzC9eppd2R70akYbSvDWxS/XnhdUUoeoJk+kUgSD/RFmbVqCLTQ2 + 5qB2MHV2m1O42pvnWLZCQIV0yRdyDd7fGWMlCwN87vnKm4avSAm3El1vhkDeqrQI + JNi4x9bWp/UEWaH7zwG0r+iTR6+VdO87MXWzNrLB2iT0E+nFcjhA6w2bZf0E6Ye5 + Sgga4GMNc+sJddtCWoi44MMg9vRNqgjxjCdN0QkXCNxmv6iMvSSthQwX1PPfWdox + tHzbj47Aqa4+XKeZhS+k1JIBnmKvFaSAKYoUCCo9Zp02qmN/wptGoxHbJwN0APUK + +jElU2tp7xJDgLDtVZJJfNC9I41/4WFILzaI8jk= + -----END CERTIFICATE----- + + +## Option 1: Configuring wpa_supplicant manually + +If your system does not use Network Manager, you +must configure wpa_supplicant directly. Open (or create) +/etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf. At minimum, it should contain +the following configuration of the eduroam network. You can also add +other Wi-Fi networks here. + + ctrl_interface=DIR=/var/run/wpa_supplicant GROUP=wheel + disable_scan_offload=1 + update_config=1 + autoscan=periodic:10 + network={ + ssid="eduroam" + key_mgmt=WPA-EAP + eap=TTLS PEAP + identity="auNNNNNN@uni.au.dk" + password="YOURPASSWORD" + ca_cert="/etc/ssl/au-eduroam-cert.pem" + phase2="auth=MSCHAPV2" + mesh_fwding=1 + frequency=5200 + } + +The ctrl_interface line may look different on your system. Make sure +to edit the identity and password values according to your AU ID. + +Next, make sure that other users cannot read the contents of the file: + + # chown root:root /etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf + # chmod 600 /etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf + +On OpenBSD, associate wpa_supplicant with the network interface. In the +following command, change "iwm0" to your wifi device name: + + # rcctl set wpa_supplicant flags -c /etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf -s -D openbsd -i iwm0 + +It is now time to start the wpa_supplicant service: + + # rcctl start wpa_supplicant # OpenBSD + # rc-service wpa_supplicant start # Gentoo (OpenRC) + +You should now be connected to the Aarhus University eduroam network. +In case of problems, you can stop the wpa_supplicant daemon and manually +launch it with debugging messages enabled (-d): + + # wpa_supplicant -d -c /etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf + + +## Option 2: Using Network Manager + +If your system uses Network Manager to configure networking, connect to +the eduroam wifi with the following configuration: + + gopher://adamsgaard.dk/tmp/eduroam-network-manager.png