[Madwifi-devel] Encrypted Management Frame

[Nazeer K. <Naz...@ni...>]

Hi All,

I need to ask which part of the code does the encryption and decryption of
data frames. Is it done at the hardware level or driver level?

The management frames are currently unencrypted and i tried a simple test
in which a station is de-authenticated if i inject a de-authentication
frame directed to the STA from a monitor mode interface. The station
starts auth/assoc again. What about the station table in the AP. Because
the AP never de-authenticated the station?

My primary aim is to introduce some encryption for management frame too. I
believe IEEE is working in from or 802.11w.

I will be pleased if someone can point me in the right direction that how
encryption/decryption is done in madwifi?

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Regards,

Nazeer Khan
Research Student
Networks and Pervasive Computing
National ICT Australia Limited
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