GALOIS/COUNTER MODE ENCRYPTION IN A WIRELESS NETWORK

摘要

A system includes a temporal key module, a nonce module, and a security module. The temporal key module is configured to generate a first temporal key. The first temporal key is to be used to encrypt a plurality of packets. The nonce module is configured to generate a nonce for each packet encrypted based on the first temporal key. Each nonce includes a packet number that is different than packet numbers associated with other nonces generated by the nonce module. The security module is configured to determine when the packet number included in the nonce generated by the nonce module is greater than or equal to a predetermined threshold.