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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 21, 2012
Filed:
Jul. 22, 2008
Ricardo T. Farrington, Campbell, CA (US);
Terrin Eager, Campbell, CA (US);
Dong Nguyen, San Jose, CA (US);
Ricardo T. Farrington, Campbell, CA (US);
Terrin Eager, Campbell, CA (US);
Dong Nguyen, San Jose, CA (US);
Airmagnet, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Abstract
Exemplary embodiments of methods and apparatuses to provide shielding from key cracking in wireless networks are described. In one embodiment, a first frame having a first content is identified. Determination is made whether the first frame needs to be shielded. A second frame having at least a portion of the first content is transmitted in response to determining that the first frame needs to be shielded. The first frame has data encrypted with a first encryption and the second frame has data encrypted with a second encryption.