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Re: [PATCH] ath5k: add support of HW encryption in management frames

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On Tue, 2012-09-04 at 17:28 +0800, Yeoh Chun-Yeow wrote:
> Hi, Johannes
> 
> > _How_ did you test this? Did you test that management frames are
> > properly encrypted using AES CCM, and not mangled when decrypted?
> 
> I have setup the two mesh nodes using the secured mesh with the
> following key installation:
> 
> /* key to encrypt/decrypt unicast data AND mgmt traffic to/from this peer */
> install_key(&nlcfg, peer, CIPHER_CCMP, NL80211_KEYTYPE_PAIRWISE, 0, mtk);
> 
> I confirm that the hardware key for CCMP is set and
> IEEE80211_KEY_FLAG_SW_MGMT is not enabled in mac80211-ops.c. Both
> nodes are able to ping each others. Is this enough?

I don't know? Did this encrypt any management frames with AES-CCM and
rely on them being exchanged properly?

johannes

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