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July 2004 doc. : IEEE 802. 11 -04/0814 r 1 Management Frame Protection Study Group Request Emily Qi and Jesse Walker Intel Corporation Submission 1 Emily Qi & Jesse Walker, Intel Corporation

July 2004 doc. : IEEE 802. 11 -04/0814 r 1 Motivation • IEEE 802. 11 i does not define management frame protection scheme • IEEE 802. 11 Management Frames are widely used in IEEE 802. 11, its amendments, and Task Groups – Association, Disassociation, Reassociation, Deauthentication • 802. 11 r may or may not address security for these messages – Action frames (802. 11 h, 802. 11 k, 802. 11 e, potentially WNM) • Not being addressed by any existing projects or amendments Submission 2 Emily Qi & Jesse Walker, Intel Corporation

July 2004 doc. : IEEE 802. 11 -04/0814 r 1 Motivation (cont. ) • WNM SG voted that it wants a single unified solution to the security problem – Concerned that different Task Groups propose different solutions potential for security holes, implementation nightmares – Concerned non-security Task Groups lack sufficient security expertise • 802. 11 k participants concur • Single and unified solution needed for all IEEE 802. 11 Management Frames Submission 3 Emily Qi & Jesse Walker, Intel Corporation

July 2004 doc. : IEEE 802. 11 -04/0814 r 1 Objective It is proposed that a Study Group be established to assess whethere is justification to form a task group to define a standard IEEE 802. 11 management frame protection scheme Submission 4 Emily Qi & Jesse Walker, Intel Corporation

July 2004 doc. : IEEE 802. 11 -04/0814 r 1 Proposed SG Scope • Identify technical scope • Determine impacts on IEEE 802. 11, for example: – Threat Analysis: Identify security threats to IEEE 802. 11 management messages. – Potential Remediation : Determine whether available mechanisms are economically feasible and of utility to the community. • Decide whether a TG is needed, and if so define PAR and 5 Criteria. Submission 5 Emily Qi & Jesse Walker, Intel Corporation

July 2004 doc. : IEEE 802. 11 -04/0814 r 1 Proposed SG Work • A decision regarding the creation of a Task Group • Creation of PAR and 5 Criteria with the objective of producing an output document which defines how IEEE 802. 11 management messages can be protected. • Draft set of input requirements • Determine relationships with other IEEE 802 groups. • To underpin specific requirements raised by external standardization bodies Submission 6 Emily Qi & Jesse Walker, Intel Corporation

July 2004 doc. : IEEE 802. 11 -04/0814 r 1 Motion • Move that the WNG SC recommends that the IEEE 802. 11 WG form a study group to examine how to formally describe the IEEE 802. 11 Management Frame and Control Frame protection functions and behaviors, with the intent to create a PAR and five criteria to form a new Task Group. Submission 7 Emily Qi & Jesse Walker, Intel Corporation