release of the Wi-Fi daemon (iNet Wireless Daemon), developed by Intel as an alternative to wpa_supplicant for connecting Linux systems to wireless networks. IWD can be used standalone or serve as a backend for network managers like Network Manager and ConnMan. The project is suitable for embedded devices and optimized for minimal memory and disk space consumption. IWD does not use external libraries and relies solely on capabilities provided by the standard Linux kernel (only a Linux kernel and Glibc are sufficient for operation). It includes its own implementation of a DHCP client and a set . The project code is written in C and licensed under LGPLv2.1.
In adds support for randomizing and overriding MAC addresses, as well as setting different fixed MAC addresses tied to specific wireless networks. Assigning unique MAC addresses when connecting to different wireless networks prevents tracking of user movement between WiFi networks. Additionally, the new release features a simplified API for managing frame exchange (sending frames to the wireless network, receiving delivery status (Ack / No-ack), and awaiting responses).
Source: opennet.ru
