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Authentication is a challenging area in wireless networks. The authentication process of IEEE 802.11i is using the standards of IEEE 802.1X for authentication; and for key management and distribution 4-way handshake protocol is used. In this paper, we exhaustively review the authentication technique in IEEE 802.11i. The work presents a security analysis of authentication technique which shows its strengths against various threats and some flaws which are responsible for security breaches. The paper compares and contrasts the techniques and points out current issues and challenges.
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Yadav, D., Sardana, A. (2011). Authentication Process in IEEE 802.11: Current Issues and Challenges. In: Wyld, D.C., Wozniak, M., Chaki, N., Meghanathan, N., Nagamalai, D. (eds) Advances in Network Security and Applications. CNSA 2011. Communications in Computer and Information Science, vol 196. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-22540-6_10
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