From a2db3151bc22df483372d2e6b18a7c43a6205fac Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Paul Lietar Date: Mon, 28 Dec 2015 01:29:16 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Add authentication docs. --- docs/authentication.md | 11 +++++++++++ 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+) create mode 100644 docs/authentication.md diff --git a/docs/authentication.md b/docs/authentication.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..5483ac10 --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/authentication.md @@ -0,0 +1,11 @@ +# Authentication +Once the connection is setup, the client can authenticate with the AP. For this, it sends an +`ClientResponseEncrypted` message, using packet type `0xab`. + +A few different authentication methods are available, athough only one has really been tried, the +traditional user / password based authentication. + +The AP will then reply with either a `APWelcome` message using packet type `0xac` if authentication +is successful, or an `APLoginFailed` with packet type `0xad` otherwise. + +TODO: investigate other authentication methods (Zeroconf, facebook, stored credentials)