RSN (Robust Secure Network)
RSN (Robust Secure Network) is a protocol for establishing secure communications over an 802.11 wireless network.
RSN (Robust Secure Network) is part of the 802.11i standard.
The RSN Protocol Process
The RSN protocol functions as follows:
- The wireless NIC sends a Probe Request.
- The wireless access point sends a Probe Response with an RSN Information Exchange (IE) frame.
- The wireless NIC requests authentication via one of the approved methods.
- The wireless access point provides authentication for the wireless NIC.
- The wireless NIC sends an Association Request with an RSN Information Exchange (IE) frame.
- The wireless access point send an Association Response.
The RSN Information Element
RSN begins to establish a secure communication channel by broadcasting an RSN Information Element message across the wireless network.
The RSN Information Element (IE) broadcasts the following information:
- All enabled authentication suites
- All enabled unicast cipher suites
- Multicast cipher suite
The format of the RSN Information Element frame is:
| Field | Length in octets |
|---|---|
| Element ID | 1 |
| Element Length | 1 |
| Version | 2 |
| Group key suite | 4 |
| Pairwise suite count | 2 |
| Pairwise suite list | 4 per pairwise suite |
| Authentication suite count | 2 |
| Authentication suite list | 4 per authentication suite |
| Capabilities | 2 |
RSN Authentication and Key Management Suites
The authentication and key management suites supported by RSN include:
| Code | Meaning |
|---|---|
| 00:00:00:1 | 802.1X authentication and key management |
| 00:00:00:2 | No authentication; 802.1X key management |
RSN Cipher Suites
The pairwise or group cipher suites supported by RSN include:
| Code | Meaning |
|---|---|
| 00:00:00:1 | WEP |
| 00:00:00:2 | TKIP |
| 00:00:00:3 | WRAP |
| 00:00:00:4 | CCMP |
| 00:00:00:5 | WEP-104 |
RSN on Legacy Wireless Hardware
Wireless networks which employ RSN but allow the use of TKIP are sometimes referred to by the term Transition Security Network (TSN).
TSN is necessary because legacy wireless equipment does not have the necessary hardware to support the CCMP protocol.
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