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DonD
DonD
New Member
October 14, 2018
Question

Why is "preauth" showing as part of SSID credentials when using Wifi Analyzer app?

When I look at the wifi SSID using the smartphone app "Wifi Analyzer" I see the security credentials as "[WPA2-PSK-CCMP-preauth][ESS]".  What is the "preauth" all about? I've never seen this before.

 

Using a FortiWiFi 50E.

 

Thank you for any help.

DonD

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    bmorris
    bmorris
    New Member
    October 23, 2018

    Hi DonD,

     

    Pre-authentication is the process of connecting to an AP prior to a roam via 802.1X authentication. Which means that you are authenticated to the AP, but not associated to it and sending your traffic to it.

     

    DonD
    DonDAuthor
    New Member
    October 23, 2018

    Thanks, bmoris.  That makes sense.

     

    DonD

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