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<P><FONT SIZE=2>I made a TKIP crypto module for HostAP driver, and succeeded to send and receive</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>encrypted data frames.</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>WPA or RSN of 802.11i also requires to extend some management frames. Beacons,</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>Probe-responses, and Association-requests should have the RSN Information Element.</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>The function 'prism2_send_mgmt' of HostAP can generate management frames, but I</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>cannot manage the frames generated by the card without any interaction with the</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>device driver.</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>Is there any way to modify the management frames generated by the card?</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>If it is possible, I think, HostAP driver can be extended to support WPA or RSN.</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>TKIP: one of the new encryption algorithms of 802.11i</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>WPA: Wi-Fi Protected Access</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>RSN: Robust Security Network</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>Kyunghee Oh</FONT>
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