eap Mailing List: RE: PANA and EAP keying framework

[Walker, Jesse (jesse.walker]

Yoshihiro

> I don't think 802.11i prohibits any IP traffic to pass throuth
> uncontrolled port before 4-way handshake.  In fact, there is a
> description in section 5.4.2.2 of IEEE 802.11i 2004 specification:
[Walker, Jesse] This is not true. 802.1X frames are the only type of
data 802.11i allows to pass over the link prior to key confirmation. IP
traffic is not encapsulated with the 802.1X Ethertype, so is expressly
blocked.