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802.11 Disassociation Deauthentication and Reassociation

This document discusses 802.11 disassociation, deauthentication, and reassociation processes. It describes the frame formats used for disassociation, deauthentication, and reassociation frames. Reason codes are specified for disassociation and deauthentication frames. The reassociation process allows a station to disconnect from one access point and connect to another access point without going through the full authentication and association process.

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802.11 Disassociation Deauthentication and Reassociation

This document discusses 802.11 disassociation, deauthentication, and reassociation processes. It describes the frame formats used for disassociation, deauthentication, and reassociation frames. Reason codes are specified for disassociation and deauthentication frames. The reassociation process allows a station to disconnect from one access point and connect to another access point without going through the full authentication and association process.

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802.

11 Disassociation
Deauthentication and
Reassociation
Mohit P. Tahiliani
Assistant Professor,
Dept. of Computer Science and Engineering,
NITK Surathkal
Overview
Wireless medium has its own share of security
concerns because the radio waves cannot be
confined within the premises, unlike the wired
medium whose access can be controlled.

➔ Disassociation

➔ Deauthentication

➔ Reassociation

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Subtype bits for Management frames

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Disassociation / Deauthentication frame format

Reason Code: specifies the reason for disassociation / deauthentication

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Reason Codes for disassociation/deauthentication

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802.11 Reassociation
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● STA disassociates from one AP (BSS) and associates with another AP (BSS)

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Reassociation request frame format

● Capability Info: covered in detail in the previous lecture


● Listen interval: how frequently STA listens for beacons (important for buffering)
● Current AP address: 48-bit MAC address of the current AP
● SSID: Name of the Wi-Fi network
● Supported Rates: data rates supported by STA
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Reassociation response frame format

● Capability Info: same as discussed for ‘association request frame format’


● Status Code: 0 (success) or Non-zero (1 for unspecified failure, 10 for lack of
support of all capability info)
● Association ID: Unique number assigned to STA
● Supported Rates: data rates supported by the AP

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Topics to explore (wish to give a Seminar?)
1. Fast BSS transition
2. Communication among STAs in IBSS (Note: there is no association in IBSS)
3. 802.11w
4. 802.11i
5. 802.11 pre-authentication
6. Association process in ns-3 Wi-Fi module
7. Disassociation process in ns-3 Wi-Fi module
8. Reassociation process in ns-3 Wi-Fi module

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