Teletronics EZ Bridge 802.11G - Manual (Page 26)

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3. The authentication-initiating wireless node replies to the authenticating
wireless node with the challenge text that is encrypted using WEP and
an encryption key that is derived from the shared key authentication
secret.
4. The authentication result is positive if the authenticating wireless node
determines that the decrypted challenge text matches the challenge
text originally sent in the second frame. The authenticating wireless
node sends the authentication result.
Because the shared key authentication secret must be manually distributed
and typed, this method of authentication does not scale appropriately in
large infrastructure network mode, such as corporate campuses.