/* Assigned at module init. Guaranteed locally-administered and unicast. */
 static u8 fake_router_bssid[ETH_ALEN] __ro_after_init = {};
 
+#define VIRT_WIFI_SSID "VirtWifi"
+
 static void virt_wifi_inform_bss(struct wiphy *wiphy)
 {
        u64 tsf = div_u64(ktime_get_boottime_ns(), 1000);
                u8 ssid[8];
        } __packed ssid = {
                .tag = WLAN_EID_SSID,
-               .len = 8,
-               .ssid = "VirtWifi",
+               .len = strlen(VIRT_WIFI_SSID),
+               .ssid = VIRT_WIFI_SSID,
        };
 
        informed_bss = cfg80211_inform_bss(wiphy, &channel_5ghz,
        struct net_device *upperdev;
        u32 tx_packets;
        u32 tx_failed;
+       u32 connect_requested_ssid_len;
+       u8 connect_requested_ssid[IEEE80211_MAX_SSID_LEN];
        u8 connect_requested_bss[ETH_ALEN];
        bool is_up;
        bool is_connected;
        if (priv->being_deleted || !priv->is_up)
                return -EBUSY;
 
+       if (!sme->ssid)
+               return -EINVAL;
+
+       priv->connect_requested_ssid_len = sme->ssid_len;
+       memcpy(priv->connect_requested_ssid, sme->ssid, sme->ssid_len);
+
        could_schedule = schedule_delayed_work(&priv->connect, HZ * 2);
        if (!could_schedule)
                return -EBUSY;
                container_of(work, struct virt_wifi_netdev_priv, connect.work);
        u8 *requested_bss = priv->connect_requested_bss;
        bool right_addr = ether_addr_equal(requested_bss, fake_router_bssid);
+       bool right_ssid = priv->connect_requested_ssid_len == strlen(VIRT_WIFI_SSID) &&
+                         !memcmp(priv->connect_requested_ssid, VIRT_WIFI_SSID,
+                                 priv->connect_requested_ssid_len);
        u16 status = WLAN_STATUS_SUCCESS;
 
        if (is_zero_ether_addr(requested_bss))
                requested_bss = NULL;
 
-       if (!priv->is_up || (requested_bss && !right_addr))
+       if (!priv->is_up || (requested_bss && !right_addr) || !right_ssid)
                status = WLAN_STATUS_UNSPECIFIED_FAILURE;
        else
                priv->is_connected = true;