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Defines various security settings for this profile on a WLAN.

Element hierarchy

<WLANProfile>
<MSM>
<security>

Syntax

<security>

  <!-- Child elements -->
  authEncryption,
  sharedKey?,
  keyIndex?,
  PMKCacheMode?,
  PMKCacheTTL?,
  PMKCacheSize?,
  preAuthMode?,
  preAuthThrottle?,
  any element in a non-schema namespace*

</security>

Key

?   optional (zero or one) *   optional (zero or more)

Attributes and Elements

Attributes

None.

Child Elements

Child Element Description
PMKCacheMode

Defines whether Pairwise Master Key (PMK) caching is to be used by this profile to connect to a WLAN.
PMKCacheSize

Defines the number of entries in the Pairwise Master Key (PMK) cache on the client. Must be a value between 1 and 255 inclusive.
PMKCacheTTL

Defines the length of time, in minutes, that a Pairwise Master Key (PMK) cache will be kept. Must be a value between 5 and 1440 inclusive.
authEncryption

Defines the authentication and encryption pair to be used for this profile on a WLAN.
keyIndex

Defines which key index should be used to encrypt wireless traffic. keyIndex is only used when keyType is networkKey. The default value is 0 when sharedKey is present. Must be a value between 0 and 3 inclusive.
preAuthMode

Defines whether pre-authentication will be used by the client.
preAuthThrottle

Defines the number of pre-authentication attempts to try on neighboring access points (AP). Must be a value between 1 and 16 inclusive.
sharedKey

Defines optional shared key information to be used by this profile to connect to a WLAN.

 

Parent Elements

Parent Element Description
MSM

Defines various media-specific module (MSM) settings for this profile on a WLAN.

 

Requirements

Value
Namespace http://www.microsoft.com/networking/CarrierControl/WLAN/v1