PeerSTAAddress, AuthenticationType, AuthenticateFailureTimeout, Content of FT Authentication elements, Content of SAE Authentication Frame, VendorSpecificInfo ) Name Type Valid range Description PeerSTAAddress MACAddress Any valid individual MAC address Specifies the address of the peer MAC entity with which to perform the authentication process. AuthenticationType Enumeration OPEN_SYSTEM, SHARED_KEY, FAST_BSS_TRANSITION, SAE, Specifies the type of authentication algorithm to use during the authentication process. Integer 1 Specifies a time (in TU) after which the authentication procedure is terminated. Content of FT Authentication elements Sequence of elements As defined in 12.8 The set of elements to be included in the first message of the FT authentication sequence, as described in 12.8.2. Present only if dot11FastBSSTransitionActivated is true. Content of SAE Authentication Frame Sequence of elements and fields As defined in 8.4.1.37, 8.4.1.38, 8.4.1.39, 8.4.1.40, 8.4.1.41, and 8.4.1.42 The set of elements and fields to be included in the SAE Commit Message or SAE Confirm Message. Present only if AuthenticationType indicates SAE authentication. FILS wrapped data Sequence of elements and fields As defined in 8.4.1.42a The FILS wrapped data field is used for the STA and AP to communicate data used by the FILS authentication algorithm VendorSpecificInfo A set of elements As defined in 8.4.2.28 Zero or more elements. 6.3.5.3.2 Semantics of the service primitive The primitive parameters are as follows: MLME-AUTHENTICATE.confirm( PeerSTAAddress, AuthenticationType, ResultCode, Content of FT Authentication elements, Content of SAE Authentication Frame, , VendorSpecificInfo )
FAST_BSS_TRANSITION, SAE, FILS authentication process. Content of FT Authentication elements Sequence of elements As defined in 12.8 The set of elements to be included in the first message of the FT authentication sequence, as described in 12.8.2. Present only if dot11FastBSSTransitionActivated is true. Content of SAE Authentication Frame Sequence of elements and fields As defined in 8.4.1.37, 8.4.1.38, 8.4.1.39, 8.4.1.40, 8.4.1.41, and 8.4.1.42 The set of elements to be included in the SAE Commit Message or SAE Confirm Message. Present only if AuthenticationType indicates SAE authentication. VendorSpecificInfo A set of elements As defined in 8.4.2.28 Zero or more elements. 6.3.5.5.2 Semantics of the service primitive The primitive parameters are as follows: MLME-AUTHENTICATE.response( PeerSTAAddress, ResultCode, Content of FT Authentication elements, Content of SAE Authentication Frame, VendorSpecificInfo ) Name Type Valid range Description PeerSTAAddress MACAddress Any valid individual MAC address Specifies the address of the peer MAC entity from which the authentication request was received. ResultCode Enumeration SUCCESS, REFUSED, ANTICLOGGING TOKEN REQUIRED, FINITE CYCLIC GROUP NOT SUPPORTED, AUTHENTICATION REJECTED Indicates the result response to the authentication request from the peer MAC entity. Content of FT Authentication elements Sequence of elements As defined in 12.8 The set of elements to be included in the first message of the FT authentication sequence, as described in 12.8.2. Present only if dot11FastBSSTransitionActivated is true. Content of SAE Authentication Sequence of elements and fields As defined in 8.4.1.37, 8.4.1.38, 8.4.1.39, 8.4.1.40, 8.4.1.41, and 8.4.1.42 The set of elements to be included in the SAE Commit Message or SAE Confirm Message. Present only if AuthenticationType indicates SAE authentication. VendorSpecificInfo A set of elements As defined in 8.4.2.28 Zero or more elements.