DEAUTH frame

Deauthentication frame

  • type = 0x00 (Management), subtype = 0x0C

  • provides a deauthentication of the authenticated clients (the AP sends DEAUTH before its reboot, shutdown)

  • potential security weakness (It is possible to deauthenticate all authenticated clients by sending a spoofed DEAUTH frame with BSSID of the AP)