Description of problem:

wpa_supplicant only supports MD4 hashes.


Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):

wpa_supplicant-0.7.3-8.el6


How reproducible:

always


Steps to Reproduce:

1. Try to use a hash other than MD4 for the password entry


Actual results:

/etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf

only supports MD4 hashes for:

password=

----------
Sample: /etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf

Note: the credentials (identity and password lines) have been scrambled.
 
ctrl_interface=/var/run/wpa_supplicant
  ap_scan=0
  network={
  key_mgmt=IEEE8021X
  eap=PEAP
  identity="user"
  password=hash:0ec081f204654910186ebf3b4c79418b
  eapol_flags=0
  }
----------


Expected results:

Support for SHA256 (at least)
Support for SHA512 (additionally)


Additional info:
MD4 hash has been considered very insecure for many years.