TECHNIQUES FOR ENCRYPTING FIELDS OF A FRAME HEADER FOR WI-FI PRIVACY

摘要

Methods, systems, apparatuses, and devices are described for wireless station privacy using encryption to protect destination and source addresses of data frames. In one example, a method includes identifying a source address, a destination address, or any combination thereof to be transmitted in a plain-text portion of a data frame. The method may also include extracting the identified source address, the identified destination address, or any combination thereof. The method also includes inserting the extracted source address, the extracted destination address, or any combination thereof in a frame body of the data frame. The method may further include encrypting the inserted source address, the inserted destination address, or any combination thereof in the frame body.

主权项

1. A method for wireless communication, comprising:
identifying a source address, a destination address, or any combination thereof to be transmitted in a plain-text portion of a data frame; extracting the identified source address, the identified destination address, or any combination thereof; inserting the extracted source address, the extracted destination address, or any combination thereof in a frame body of the data frame; and encrypting the inserted source address, the inserted destination address, or any combination thereof in the frame body.