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Access point (AP)
Any entity that has station functionality and provides access to the
distribution system via the wireless medium for associated stations.
Coordination function
The unit of data exchanged between two peer MAC entities using
the services of the physical layer.
Station
Provider
Used to support
Association
Distribution system
MSDU delivery
Authentication
Station
Deauthentication
Station
Dissassociation
Distribution system
MSDU delivery
Distribution
Distribution system
MSDU delivery
Integration
Distribution system
MSDU delivery
MSDU delivery
Station
MSDU delivery
Privacy
Station
Reassociation
Distribution system
MSDU delivery
Table 17.3 IEEE 802.11i Keys for Data Confidentiality and Integrity
Protocols
Abbreviation
AAA
Key
PSK
PMK
GMK
PTK
Name
Description / Purpose
Size (bits)
Authentication,
Accounting,
and
Authorization
Key
Pre-Shared Key
256
Key generation
key, root key
256
Key generation
key, root key
Key generation
key
Key generation
key
Composite key
Pairwise
Master Key
Group Master
Key
Pair-wise
Transient Key
TK
Temporal Key
GTK
Group
Temporal Key
MIC
Key
Message
Integrity Code
Key
EAPOL-Key
Confirmation
Key
EAPOL-Key
Encryption Key
EAPOLKCK
EAPOLKEK
WEP
Key
Wired
Equivalent
Privacy Key
256
128
512 (TKIP)
384 (CCMP)
Type
256 (TKIP)
128 (CCMP)
Traffic key
256 (TKIP)
128 (CCMP)
40, 104 (WEP)
Traffic key
64
Message integrity
key
128
Message integrity
key
128
40, 104
Traffic key