Developing a New WiFi Daemon for Linux

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A lightweight new 802.11 WiFi daemon for Linux that manages all WiFi functionality with a tiny footprint aimed at IoT devices. Covers progress since its initial release and how the daemon has been integrated into connection managers ConnMan and NetworkManager.

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1. 0:00Intro
2. 0:15Disclaimer
3. 0:39About myself
4. 1:43Extra credits
5. 2:11Connectivity world view
6. 3:20Current Linux connectivity
7. 5:20Future Linux connectivity
8. 6:17Why a new daemon?
9. 9:55Unfolding the Swiss Army Knife
10. 14:46Refocusing on Linux
11. 17:08One step back
12. 19:18Including Embedded Linux Library
13. 19:37First wireless connections
14. 20:04Second step back
15. 21:11Cryptographic support
16. 24:11Including Linux kernel crypto
17. 24:57Taking another detour
18. 28:33Basic framework
19. 29:47More complex things
20. 30:37Third step back
21. 32:12Utilizing new key handling Update for ELL
22. 33:40Start using Linux keyrings
23. 35:00Putting it to good work Enterprise and advanced
24. 35:30One other thing
25. 40:54The missing pieces - 1

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