Wireless Client Services; Unauthenticated Services - Dell PowerConnect W-Series FIPS Manual

Service
Use of WPA pre-shared key for
establishment of IEEE 802.11i
keys

4.2.3 Wireless Client Services

The following module services are provided for the Wireless Client role in each of FIPS approved modes
defined in section 3.3.
Service
Generation and use of 802.11i
cryptographic keys
Use of WPA pre-shared key for
establishment of IEEE 802.11i
keys
Wireless bridging services

4.2.4 Unauthenticated Services

The module provides the following unauthenticated services, which are available regardless of role. No
CSPs are accessed by these services.
Description
When the module is in mesh
configuration, the inter-module
mesh links are secured with
802.11i. This is authenticated
with a shared secret
Description
In all modes, the links between
the module and wireless client are
secured with 802.11i.
When the module is in advanced
Remote AP configuration, the
links between the module and the
wireless client are secured with
802.11i. This is authenticated
with a shared secret only.
The module bridges traffic
between the wireless client and
the wired network.
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CSPs Accessed
(see section 6
below for complete description of
CSPs)

802.11i AES-CCM key

802.11i GMK

802.11i GTK

WPA2 PSK
CSPs Accessed
(see section 6
below for complete description of
CSPs)

802.11i PMK

802.11i PTK

802.11i EAPOL MIC
Key

802.11i EAPOL
Encryption Key

802.11i AES-CCM key

802.11i GMK

802.11i GTK

WPA2 PSK
None