open system authentication in 802.11b

Bruce Ding

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10-20-2003, 08:19 PM

The 802.11b specification says: Essentially it is a null
authentication algorithm. Any Station may become authenticated with
this algorithm.

If so, why do we bother adopting such a algorithm? It is just
accepting not authenticating!

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