Name

cfg80211_michael_mic_failure — notification of Michael MIC failure (TKIP)

Synopsis

void cfg80211_michael_mic_failure (struct net_device * dev,
 const u8 * addr,
 enum nl80211_key_type key_type,
 int key_id,
 const u8 * tsc,
 gfp_t gfp);
 

Arguments

dev

network device

addr

The source MAC address of the frame

key_type

The key type that the received frame used

key_id

Key identifier (0..3). Can be -1 if missing.

tsc

The TSC value of the frame that generated the MIC failure (6 octets)

gfp

allocation flags

Description

This function is called whenever the local MAC detects a MIC failure in a received frame. This matches with MLME-MICHAELMICFAILURE.indication primitive.