{ config, lib, options, pkgs, utils, ... }:
with lib;
let
package = if cfg.allowAuxiliaryImperativeNetworks
then pkgs.wpa_supplicant_ro_ssids
else pkgs.wpa_supplicant;
cfg = config.networking.wireless;
opt = options.networking.wireless;
# Content of wpa_supplicant.conf
generatedConfig = concatStringsSep "\n" (
(mapAttrsToList mkNetwork cfg.networks)
++ optional cfg.userControlled.enable (concatStringsSep "\n"
[ "ctrl_interface=/run/wpa_supplicant"
"ctrl_interface_group=${cfg.userControlled.group}"
"update_config=1"
])
++ optional cfg.scanOnLowSignal ''bgscan="simple:30:-70:3600"''
++ optional (cfg.extraConfig != "") cfg.extraConfig);
configIsGenerated = with cfg;
networks != {} || extraConfig != "" || userControlled.enable;
# the original configuration file
configFile =
if configIsGenerated
then pkgs.writeText "wpa_supplicant.conf" generatedConfig
else "/etc/wpa_supplicant.conf";
# the config file with environment variables replaced
finalConfig = ''"$RUNTIME_DIRECTORY"/wpa_supplicant.conf'';
# Creates a network block for wpa_supplicant.conf
mkNetwork = ssid: opts:
let
quote = x: ''"${x}"'';
indent = x: " " + x;
pskString = if opts.psk != null
then quote opts.psk
else opts.pskRaw;
options = [
"ssid=${quote ssid}"
(if pskString != null || opts.auth != null
then "key_mgmt=${concatStringsSep " " opts.authProtocols}"
else "key_mgmt=NONE")
] ++ optional opts.hidden "scan_ssid=1"
++ optional (pskString != null) "psk=${pskString}"
++ optionals (opts.auth != null) (filter (x: x != "") (splitString "\n" opts.auth))
++ optional (opts.priority != null) "priority=${toString opts.priority}"
++ optional (opts.extraConfig != "") opts.extraConfig;
in ''
network={
${concatMapStringsSep "\n" indent options}
}
'';
# Creates a systemd unit for wpa_supplicant bound to a given (or any) interface
mkUnit = iface:
let
deviceUnit = optional (iface != null) "sys-subsystem-net-devices-${utils.escapeSystemdPath iface}.device";
configStr = if cfg.allowAuxiliaryImperativeNetworks
then "-c /etc/wpa_supplicant.conf -I ${finalConfig}"
else "-c ${finalConfig}";
in {
description = "WPA Supplicant instance" + optionalString (iface != null) " for interface ${iface}";
after = deviceUnit;
before = [ "network.target" ];
wants = [ "network.target" ];
requires = deviceUnit;
wantedBy = [ "multi-user.target" ];
stopIfChanged = false;
path = [ package ];
serviceConfig.RuntimeDirectory = "wpa_supplicant";
serviceConfig.RuntimeDirectoryMode = "700";
serviceConfig.EnvironmentFile = mkIf (cfg.environmentFile != null)
(builtins.toString cfg.environmentFile);
script =
''
${optionalString configIsGenerated ''
if [ -f /etc/wpa_supplicant.conf ]; then
echo >&2 "<3>/etc/wpa_supplicant.conf present but ignored. Generated ${configFile} is used instead."
fi
''}
# substitute environment variables
${pkgs.gawk}/bin/awk '{
for(varname in ENVIRON)
gsub("@"varname"@", ENVIRON[varname])
print
}' "${configFile}" > "${finalConfig}"
iface_args="-s ${optionalString cfg.dbusControlled "-u"} -D${cfg.driver} ${configStr}"
${if iface == null then ''
# detect interfaces automatically
# check if there are no wireless interfaces
if ! find -H /sys/class/net/* -name wireless | grep -q .; then
# if so, wait until one appears
echo "Waiting for wireless interfaces"
grep -q '^ACTION=add' < <(stdbuf -oL -- udevadm monitor -s net/wlan -pu)
# Note: the above line has been carefully written:
# 1. The process substitution avoids udevadm hanging (after grep has quit)
# until it tries to write to the pipe again. Not even pipefail works here.
# 2. stdbuf is needed because udevadm output is buffered by default and grep
# may hang until more udev events enter the pipe.
fi
# add any interface found to the daemon arguments
for name in $(find -H /sys/class/net/* -name wireless | cut -d/ -f 5); do
echo "Adding interface $name"
args+="''${args:+ -N} -i$name $iface_args"
done
'' else ''
# add known interface to the daemon arguments
args="-i${iface} $iface_args"
''}
# finally start daemon
exec wpa_supplicant $args
'';
};
systemctl = "/run/current-system/systemd/bin/systemctl";
in {
options = {
networking.wireless = {
enable = mkEnableOption "wpa_supplicant";
interfaces = mkOption {
type = types.listOf types.str;
default = [];
example = [ "wlan0" "wlan1" ];
description = ''
The interfaces wpa_supplicant will use. If empty, it will
automatically use all wireless interfaces.
A separate wpa_supplicant instance will be started for each interface.
'';
};
driver = mkOption {
type = types.str;
default = "nl80211,wext";
description = "Force a specific wpa_supplicant driver.";
};
allowAuxiliaryImperativeNetworks = mkEnableOption "support for imperative & declarative networks" // {
description = ''
Whether to allow configuring networks "imperatively" (e.g. via
wpa_supplicant_gui) and declaratively via
.
Please note that this adds a custom patch to wpa_supplicant.
'';
};
scanOnLowSignal = mkOption {
type = types.bool;
default = true;
description = ''
Whether to periodically scan for (better) networks when the signal of
the current one is low. This will make roaming between access points
faster, but will consume more power.
'';
};
environmentFile = mkOption {
type = types.nullOr types.path;
default = null;
example = "/run/secrets/wireless.env";
description = ''
File consisting of lines of the form varname=value
to define variables for the wireless configuration.
See section "EnvironmentFile=" in systemd.exec5 for a syntax reference.
Secrets (PSKs, passwords, etc.) can be provided without adding them to
the world-readable Nix store by defining them in the environment file and
referring to them in option
with the syntax @varname@. Example:
# content of /run/secrets/wireless.env
PSK_HOME=mypassword
PASS_WORK=myworkpassword
# wireless-related configuration
networking.wireless.environmentFile = "/run/secrets/wireless.env";
networking.wireless.networks = {
home.psk = "@PSK_HOME@";
work.auth = '''
eap=PEAP
identity="my-user@example.com"
password="@PASS_WORK@"
''';
};
'';
};
networks = mkOption {
type = types.attrsOf (types.submodule {
options = {
psk = mkOption {
type = types.nullOr types.str;
default = null;
description = ''
The network's pre-shared key in plaintext defaulting
to being a network without any authentication.
Be aware that this will be written to the nix store
in plaintext! Use an environment variable instead.
Mutually exclusive with pskRaw.
'';
};
pskRaw = mkOption {
type = types.nullOr types.str;
default = null;
description = ''
The network's pre-shared key in hex defaulting
to being a network without any authentication.
Be aware that this will be written to the nix store
in plaintext! Use an environment variable instead.
Mutually exclusive with psk.
'';
};
authProtocols = mkOption {
default = [
# WPA2 and WPA3
"WPA-PSK" "WPA-EAP" "SAE"
# 802.11r variants of the above
"FT-PSK" "FT-EAP" "FT-SAE"
];
# The list can be obtained by running this command
# awk '
# /^# key_mgmt: /{ run=1 }
# /^#$/{ run=0 }
# /^# [A-Z0-9-]{2,}/{ if(run){printf("\"%s\"\n", $2)} }
# ' /run/current-system/sw/share/doc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf.example
type = types.listOf (types.enum [
"WPA-PSK"
"WPA-EAP"
"IEEE8021X"
"NONE"
"WPA-NONE"
"FT-PSK"
"FT-EAP"
"FT-EAP-SHA384"
"WPA-PSK-SHA256"
"WPA-EAP-SHA256"
"SAE"
"FT-SAE"
"WPA-EAP-SUITE-B"
"WPA-EAP-SUITE-B-192"
"OSEN"
"FILS-SHA256"
"FILS-SHA384"
"FT-FILS-SHA256"
"FT-FILS-SHA384"
"OWE"
"DPP"
]);
description = ''
The list of authentication protocols accepted by this network.
This corresponds to the key_mgmt option in wpa_supplicant.
'';
};
auth = mkOption {
type = types.nullOr types.str;
default = null;
example = ''
eap=PEAP
identity="user@example.com"
password="@EXAMPLE_PASSWORD@"
'';
description = ''
Use this option to configure advanced authentication methods like EAP.
See
wpa_supplicant.conf5
for example configurations.
Be aware that this will be written to the nix store
in plaintext! Use an environment variable for secrets.
Mutually exclusive with psk and
pskRaw.
'';
};
hidden = mkOption {
type = types.bool;
default = false;
description = ''
Set this to true if the SSID of the network is hidden.
'';
example = literalExpression ''
{ echelon = {
hidden = true;
psk = "abcdefgh";
};
}
'';
};
priority = mkOption {
type = types.nullOr types.int;
default = null;
description = ''
By default, all networks will get same priority group (0). If some of the
networks are more desirable, this field can be used to change the order in
which wpa_supplicant goes through the networks when selecting a BSS. The
priority groups will be iterated in decreasing priority (i.e., the larger the
priority value, the sooner the network is matched against the scan results).
Within each priority group, networks will be selected based on security
policy, signal strength, etc.
'';
};
extraConfig = mkOption {
type = types.str;
default = "";
example = ''
bssid_blacklist=02:11:22:33:44:55 02:22:aa:44:55:66
'';
description = ''
Extra configuration lines appended to the network block.
See
wpa_supplicant.conf5
for available options.
'';
};
};
});
description = ''
The network definitions to automatically connect to when
wpa_supplicant is running. If this
parameter is left empty wpa_supplicant will use
/etc/wpa_supplicant.conf as the configuration file.
'';
default = {};
example = literalExpression ''
{ echelon = { # SSID with no spaces or special characters
psk = "abcdefgh"; # (password will be written to /nix/store!)
};
echelon = { # safe version of the above: read PSK from the
psk = "@PSK_ECHELON@"; # variable PSK_ECHELON, defined in environmentFile,
}; # this won't leak into /nix/store
"echelon's AP" = { # SSID with spaces and/or special characters
psk = "ijklmnop"; # (password will be written to /nix/store!)
};
"free.wifi" = {}; # Public wireless network
}
'';
};
userControlled = {
enable = mkOption {
type = types.bool;
default = false;
description = ''
Allow normal users to control wpa_supplicant through wpa_gui or wpa_cli.
This is useful for laptop users that switch networks a lot and don't want
to depend on a large package such as NetworkManager just to pick nearby
access points.
When using a declarative network specification you cannot persist any
settings via wpa_gui or wpa_cli.
'';
};
group = mkOption {
type = types.str;
default = "wheel";
example = "network";
description = "Members of this group can control wpa_supplicant.";
};
};
dbusControlled = mkOption {
type = types.bool;
default = lib.length cfg.interfaces < 2;
defaultText = literalExpression "length config.${opt.interfaces} < 2";
description = ''
Whether to enable the DBus control interface.
This is only needed when using NetworkManager or connman.
'';
};
extraConfig = mkOption {
type = types.str;
default = "";
example = ''
p2p_disabled=1
'';
description = ''
Extra lines appended to the configuration file.
See
wpa_supplicant.conf5
for available options.
'';
};
};
};
config = mkIf cfg.enable {
assertions = flip mapAttrsToList cfg.networks (name: cfg: {
assertion = with cfg; count (x: x != null) [ psk pskRaw auth ] <= 1;
message = ''options networking.wireless."${name}".{psk,pskRaw,auth} are mutually exclusive'';
}) ++ [
{
assertion = length cfg.interfaces > 1 -> !cfg.dbusControlled;
message =
let daemon = if config.networking.networkmanager.enable then "NetworkManager" else
if config.services.connman.enable then "connman" else null;
n = toString (length cfg.interfaces);
in ''
It's not possible to run multiple wpa_supplicant instances with DBus support.
Note: you're seeing this error because `networking.wireless.interfaces` has
${n} entries, implying an equal number of wpa_supplicant instances.
'' + optionalString (daemon != null) ''
You don't need to change `networking.wireless.interfaces` when using ${daemon}:
in this case the interfaces will be configured automatically for you.
'';
}
];
hardware.wirelessRegulatoryDatabase = true;
environment.systemPackages = [ package ];
services.dbus.packages = optional cfg.dbusControlled package;
systemd.services =
if cfg.interfaces == []
then { wpa_supplicant = mkUnit null; }
else listToAttrs (map (i: nameValuePair "wpa_supplicant-${i}" (mkUnit i)) cfg.interfaces);
# Restart wpa_supplicant after resuming from sleep
powerManagement.resumeCommands = concatStringsSep "\n" (
optional (cfg.interfaces == []) "${systemctl} try-restart wpa_supplicant"
++ map (i: "${systemctl} try-restart wpa_supplicant-${i}") cfg.interfaces
);
# Restart wpa_supplicant when a wlan device appears or disappears. This is
# only needed when an interface hasn't been specified by the user.
services.udev.extraRules = optionalString (cfg.interfaces == []) ''
ACTION=="add|remove", SUBSYSTEM=="net", ENV{DEVTYPE}=="wlan", \
RUN+="${systemctl} try-restart wpa_supplicant.service"
'';
};
meta.maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [ globin rnhmjoj ];
}