Summary: In This Episode<br> Ep. 15 will be a solo show this week. I’m going to go a little technical and discuss how wireless devices connect to a wireless network through authentication and association.<br> Authentication and association occurs in three steps:<br> <br> * Unauthenticated and unassociated<br> * Authenticated and unassociated<br> * Authenticated and associated<br> <br> This is the 802.11 state machine. Authentication must occur before association. A device can never be unauthenticated and associated.<br> Links and Resources<br> <br> * <a href="https://www.packet6.com/802-11-state-machine/">802.11 State Machine</a><br> * <a href="http://www.cleartosend.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Authentication-and-Association.pcap_.zip">Authentication and Association.pcap</a><br> <br>
