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1 Submission doc.: IEEE 11-14/0062r0 January 2014 Dan Harkins, Aruba NetworksSlide 1 PMK Caching for FILS Date: 2014-01-15 Authors:

2 Submission doc.: IEEE 11-14/0062r0 January 2014 Dan Harkins, Aruba NetworksSlide 2 Abstract This slide deck describes an enhancement for faster authentication of non-initial FILS connections using PMK caching.

3 Submission doc.: IEEE 11-14/0062r0 FILS Use Case– Tokyo Train Station Slide 3Dan Harkins, Aruba Networks January 2014

4 Submission doc.: IEEE 11-14/0062r0 What About When They Start Moving? Slide 4Dan Harkins, Aruba Networks January 2014

5 Submission doc.: IEEE 11-14/0062r0 Can Subsequent Link Setup be Fast(er)? Slide 5Dan Harkins, Aruba Networks January 2014

6 Submission doc.: IEEE 11-14/0062r0January 2014 Dan Harkins, Aruba NetworksSlide 6 PMK Caching with FILS The I in FILS is initial The result of the Fast Initial Link Setup is a PMKSA PMKSA represents authenticated state, including a key (the PMK) PMKSA can be reused to enable Fast Subsequent Link Setup Many 802.11 deployments use a switch/controller MAC on AP is split, non-real time portion resides on controller 802.1X authenticator is non-real time part of MAC Makes sense to put FILS functionality on controller as well A multitude of APs can be part of a single controller A STA can quickly roam among the multitude of APs, reusing the same PMKSA– PMK Caching

7 Submission doc.: IEEE 11-14/0062r0January 2014 Dan Harkins, Aruba NetworksSlide 7 PMK Caching ISP PMK SA First FILS exchange goes back to ISP Subsequent FILS exchanges only go to controller

8 Submission doc.: IEEE 11-14/0062r0 PMK Caching with FILS PMKSA can be created by public or shared key FILS Once created, a PMKSA is cached Many PMKSAs can be cached at once PMKSAs are identified by a PMKID PMKSAs can be deleted at any time by either STA or AP Should make PMKSAs created by FILS be somewhat short lived STA and AP agree on PMKSA during Auth exchange STA includes (list of) PMKID(s) AP selects (one of) the PMKID(s) FILS “shared key” exchange (but not ERP) PMK from cached PMKSA is used to authenticate FILS exchange PFS is supported! Slide 8Dan Harkins, Aruba Networks January 2014

9 Submission doc.: IEEE 11-14/0062r0January 2014 Dan Harkins, Aruba NetworksSlide 9 References 11-14/0052r*-- PMK Caching with FILS


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