Hi, Johannes > Does meshd-nl80211 set the station flag NL80211_STA_FLAG_AUTHENTICATED > before the key? The key is installed before the set the station flag NL80211_STA_FLAG_AUTHENTICATED. /* key to encrypt/decrypt unicast data AND mgmt traffic to/from this peer */ install_key(&nlcfg, peer, CIPHER_CCMP, NL80211_KEYTYPE_PAIRWISE, 0, mtk); ..... set_authenticated_flag(&nlcfg, peer); Chun-Yeow -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-wireless" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html