US 12,231,898 B2
Security of Wi-Fi protected setup procedure
Gabor Bajko, San Jose, CA (US)
Assigned to MediaTek Singapore Pte. Ltd., Singapore (SG)
Filed by MediaTek Singapore Pte. Ltd., Singapore (SG)
Filed on Jul. 26, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/874,035.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/235,827, filed on Aug. 23, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0059872 A1, Feb. 23, 2023
Int. Cl. H04W 12/50 (2021.01); H04W 12/06 (2021.01); H04W 12/121 (2021.01); H04W 12/61 (2021.01)
CPC H04W 12/50 (2021.01) [H04W 12/068 (2021.01); H04W 12/121 (2021.01); H04W 12/61 (2021.01)] 3 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method, comprising:
determining that a Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) procedure is activated;
varying a transmission (Tx) power in transmitting one or more WPS management frames during the WPS procedure; and
configuring one or more credentials to a first communication entity responsive to receiving one or more management frames from the first communication entity,
wherein the varying of the Tx power in transmitting the one or more WPS management frames during the WPS procedure comprises:
transmitting one or more regular Beacon frames at a first power level; and
transmitting one or more Beacon frames with a WPS information element (IE) at a second power level lower than the first power level; and
transmitting one or more Authentication frames and one or more Association frames at the second power level lower or a third power level lower than the first power level.