Some basic questions about nRF7002 not addressed in Product Spec

[ScottBBBB]

Hello,

I'm a relative neophyte when it comes to non-hardware aspects of WiFi ICs, so I have some basic questions about the nRF7002; these are features my client is asking for.  Do modules based on this IC, running under Linux, support the following?  I'm assuming the answer is mostly yes, but I want to be sure.

1. Full 63-character PSK support
2. Unique Device Identity, i.e. using a combo of MAC address and trusted CA certs used in 802.1x and MDM solutions
3. TLS Handshake 1.0+
4. DHCP
5. TLS v1.2+
6. FIPS 140-3
7. Ability to set IP, subnet mask etc. through configurations.
8. Ability to support (and roam between) multiple SSIDs.
9. Ability to enter proxy information via firmware modification.

Thanks,

Scott

[Simonr]

Hi

Sorry about the late reply, but we're in the middle of several bank holidays here in Norway, so we're a bit short on staff until Tuesday May 21st.

1. Yes, the max passphrase length is 63.

2. I'll need to get back to you on this, as I can't find anything specific on it and need to ask my peers.

3. Yes, TLS handshakes are supported, as the TLS stack would be in the modem and thus the handshakes will be handled by the modem as well.

4. Yes, DHCP is supported.

5. Mbed TLS version v3.5.2 is supported in the nRF Connect SDK v2.6.0.

6. Since the nRF7002 is only a companion chip, this will run on the host. The nRF52 and nRF53 series devices only support FIPS 140-2, but since the nRF7002 can be the companion to other devices as well, it just depends on the host device's capabilities. But a full Nordic solution with the nRF52840 or nRF5340 as Host devices would not support this.

7. Yes, you can set multiple IP addresses, subnet masks and so on from the configs and device trees. 

8. Yes, you can switch between SSIDs in the application code AFAIK.

9. I need some more details on what exactly you mean by this.

Best regards,

Simon