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KizzyCode opened this issue May 29, 2025 · 2 comments
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RPi Pico W with WPA3/PMF yields "ConnectionError: Unknown failure 1" #10385

KizzyCode opened this issue May 29, 2025 · 2 comments
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KizzyCode commented May 29, 2025 •
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CircuitPython version and board name

Adafruit CircuitPython 9.2.8 on 2025-05-28; Raspberry Pi Pico W with rp2040

Code/REPL

import wifi

wifi.radio.connect(ssid="myssid", password="mypass")

Behavior

main.py output:
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "main.py", line 3, in <module>
ConnectionError: Unknown failure 1

The RPi Pico W fails to connect to the WPA3 WLAN network; the handshake also does not appear in the hostapd logs at all (as opposed to handshakes from other devices).

Description

The WiFi has been setup with hostapd using this config:

# Logging config
logger_syslog=0
logger_syslog_level=2
logger_stdout=-1
logger_stdout_level=0

# Basic interface config
interface=wlx***********a
country_code=DE
hw_mode=g
ieee80211n=1
ieee80211d=1
channel=5

# Indoor Tasmota Network
ssid=myotherssid
auth_algs=1
wpa=2
wpa_key_mgmt=WPA-PSK
rsn_pairwise=CCMP
ieee80211w=1
wpa_passphrase={{ passphrase.myotherssid }}
ap_isolate=1

# Outdoor WPA3 Network
bss=wlx***********b
ssid=myssid
auth_algs=1
wpa=2
wpa_key_mgmt=SAE
rsn_pairwise=CCMP
ieee80211w=2
wpa_passphrase={{ passphrase.myssid }}
ap_isolate=1

Other devices can connect to the WPA3 network myssid without problems.

Additional information

If I change the network config to:

# Outdoor WPA3 Network
bss=wlx***********b
ssid=myssid
auth_algs=1
wpa=2
#wpa_key_mgmt=SAE
wpa_key_mgmt=WPA-PSK
rsn_pairwise=CCMP
#ieee80211w=2
ieee80211w=1
wpa_passphrase={{ passphrase.myssid }}
ap_isolate=1

the Pi can connect flawlessly too; however as the official board page explicitly mentions WPA3, I think the Pi should be able to connect too.
@KizzyCode KizzyCode added the bug label May 29, 2025
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There is available WPA3 support in recent versions of the underlying driver. Could you try 10.0.0-alpha.6? I'm not sure it's been enabled, but that will give us a starting point. Thanks.

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Now running on Adafruit CircuitPython 10.0.0-alpha.6 on 2025-05-17; Raspberry Pi Pico W with rp2040, but still the exactly same error. I'll try to check if I can setup and reproduce it with another WPA3-only access point to ensure it's not a problem with my hostapd.

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