Re: [B.A.T.M.A.N.] Security on adhoc network

2010-01-19 Thread LAMBA Jaideep
>> Hey Jaideep, >> >> as Sven mentioned correctly, using the WPA sequence numbers in WPA_NONE should be ignored. Some drivers (like madwifi) have to be teached to >> do that. Sequence numbers do not make much sense in Ad-Hoc anyway, as there is no central management for these sequence numbers. Of

Re: [B.A.T.M.A.N.] Security on adhoc network

2010-01-17 Thread Simon Wunderlich
Hey Jaideep, as Sven mentioned correctly, using the WPA sequence numbers in WPA_NONE should be ignored. Some drivers (like madwifi) have to be teached to do that. Sequence numbers do not make much sense in Ad-Hoc anyway, as there is no central management for these sequence numbers. Of course, you

Re: [B.A.T.M.A.N.] Security on adhoc network

2010-01-17 Thread Sven Eckelmann
LAMBA Jaideep wrote: > I tried WPA_NONE and CCMP with wpa_supplicant on both the sides with > preshared keys. By doing this you are right nobody can see the data and > I get encryption and authentication. But here comes a twist. > Lets say I power off one node completely after initial secure sessio

Re: [B.A.T.M.A.N.] Security on adhoc network

2010-01-17 Thread LAMBA Jaideep
Sven, I tried WPA_NONE and CCMP with wpa_supplicant on both the sides with preshared keys. By doing this you are right nobody can see the data and I get encryption and authentication. But here comes a twist. Lets say I power off one node completely after initial secure session. When he comes up wp

Re: [B.A.T.M.A.N.] Security on adhoc network

2010-01-17 Thread Sven Eckelmann
LAMBA Jaideep wrote: > Are there any solutions currently under implementation for providing > security (other than open/wep) over adhoc networks ? What kind of security do you need? Security is a big field. Maybe you just mean encryption and authentication. When you only want to make the who

[B.A.T.M.A.N.] Security on adhoc network

2010-01-17 Thread LAMBA Jaideep
Are there any solutions currently under implementation for providing security (other than open/wep) over adhoc networks ? Thanks, Jaideep