OID_802_11_ADD_WEP (Windows Embedded CE 6.0)

1/6/2010

This object identifier, when set, requests that the miniport driver set an 802.11 wired equivalent privacy (WEP) key to a specified value. A WEP key can be a pre-shared key, or a key that is provided to the NICs before use, for authentication, encryption, or both.

There are two types of WEP keys:

• Per-client key
  A per-client key is used by the client to send information to the access point.

• Global key
  A global key is used to send broadcast and multicast packets to all clients that are communicating with an access point. A global key can also be used to send unicast packets to and from the client. There must be a minimum of four global keys supported by the NIC.

  Note

  When this object identifier sets the same index twice, the miniport driver should overwrite the previous WEP key at that index.

  Note

  The underlying miniport driver and its NIC should not maintain WEP keys in permanent storage (disk, registry, flash or other). WEP keys should be discarded immediately after any of the following events occur.

Requirements

See Also

Reference

802.11 Wireless LAN Object Identifiers

Other Resources

802.1x Authentication
Network Drivers