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 act as a backend for network configurators like Network Manager and ConnMan. The key goal of developing the new Wi-Fi daemon is to optimize resource consumption, such as memory usage and disk size. IWD does not use external libraries and only leverages the capabilities provided by the standard Linux kernel (only the Linux kernel and Glibc are required to operate). The project code is written in C and licensed under LGPLv2.1.
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- Support for the standard has been introduced for the authentication and roaming of Wi-Fi users;
- Support for the FILS (Fast Initial Link Setup) Fast Transition technology has been added, allowing seamless switching between access points as the user moves;
- A netconfig module has been added for managing network configurations. The module is responsible for handling network settings with IP addresses, associated with network interfaces, and maintains information about the interface's addressing state, including known IP addresses, routes, and addresses assigned via DHCP;
- A name resolution services framework has been implemented to address various DNS-related tasks. Based on this framework, a resolve module has been developed that allows plugins to integrate with external resolvers, such as systemd-resolved and dnsmasq. The choice of the used service is made through the dns_resolve_method variable.
Source: opennet.ru
