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Re: [LinkSec] Business case for wireless is missing


What prevents 802.11 security being used/applied to 802.3ah (client-server)
or could be base  of (or infact applied to) this new 802 link security
(station-bridge, bridge-bridge)?

Thanks,
Sanjeev

At 01:27 PM 1/4/2003 +0200, antti.pietilainen@nokia.com wrote:


>The wireless standards groups,namely .11, .15, and .16 have done a great 
>deal of work for security and we can learn and copy from them if 
>necessary. However, we should avoid making any requirements on their 
>standards. Thus, I propose that we leave .11, .15, and .16 out of the 
>scope of link security project.
>
>There has been discussion of roaming between .3, .11, .15, and .16. and a 
>need for common security. The wireless standards have secrurity 
>implemented. One could consider what is required from .3 security to be 
>able to roam with the wireless MACs and let the wireless MACs be untouched.
>
>Antti
>
>Antti Pietilainen
>Nokia Research Center
>P.O. Box 407
>FIN-00045 NOKIA GROUP
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