ENABLING ACCESS TO KEY LIFETIMES FOR WIRELESS LINK SETUP

摘要

A particular method includes performing a bootstrapped extensible authentication protocol (EAP) re authentication protocol (ERP) re authentication at a mobile device after performing an EAP authentication with the access point prior to expiration of a master session key (MSK) associated with the EAP authentication. Another particular method includes performing at an access point a bootstrapped ERP re authentication of a mobile device without interrupting a flow of data packets with respect to the mobile device.