CFG80211_MICHAEL_MIC

Section: Actions and configuration (9)
Updated: February 2011
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NAME

cfg80211_michael_mic_failure - notification of Michael MIC failure (TKIP)

SYNOPSIS

void cfg80211_michael_mic_failure(struct net_device * dev, const u8 * addr, enum nl80211_key_type key_type, int key_id, const u8 * tsc, gfp_t gfp);

ARGUMENTS

dev

: network device

addr

: The source MAC address of the frame

key_type

: The key type that the received frame used

key_id

: Key identifier (0..3)

tsc

: The TSC value of the frame that generated the MIC failure (6 octets)

gfp

: allocation flags

DESCRIPTION

This function is called whenever the local MAC detects a MIC failure in a received frame. This matches with MLME-MICHAELMICFAILURE.indication primitive.

AUTHOR

Johannes Berg <johannes@sipsolutions.net>