wirless学习笔记４（WEP Shared Key Authentication）

the following steps occur when two devices use Shared Key Authentication:

 

1:The station sends an authentication request to the access point.
2:The access point sends challenge text to the station.
3:The station uses its configured 64-bit or 128-bit default key to encrypt the challenge text, and it sends the encrypted text to the access point.
4:The access point decrypts the encrypted text using its configured WEP key that corresponds to the station's default key. The access point compares the decrypted text with the original challenge text. If the decrypted text matches the original challenge text, then the access point and the station share the same WEP key, and the access point authenticates the station.
5:The station connects to the network.