METHOD FOR RECONFIGURING SECURITY MECHANISM OF A WIRELESS NETWORK AND THE MOBILE NODE AND NETWORK NODE THEREOF

摘要

A method for reconfiguring the security mechanism of a wireless network system includes steps of: sending a packet from a network node to a mobile node; sending a negotiation packet from the mobile node to the network node according to a selected authentication protocol; the mobile node and the network node proceeding the authentication process if the received negotiation packet is valid; the mobile node and the network node generating a security association after the authentication process is completed.