---
name: "cfg80211_send_rx_auth"
section: "9"
platform: "linux"
package: "linux-manual-3.2"
version: "3.2.78-1"
release: "Debian 7 (Wheezy)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/cfg80211_send_rx_auth"
---

# cfg80211\_send\_rx\_auth(9)

notification of processed authentication

## NAME

cfg80211\_send\_rx\_auth - notification of processed authentication

## SYNOPSIS

**void cfg80211\_send\_rx\_auth(struct net\_device \*** *dev***, const u8 \*** *buf***, size\_t** *len***);**

## ARGUMENTS

*dev*

network device

*buf*

authentication frame (header + body)

*len*

length of the frame data

## DESCRIPTION

This function is called whenever an authentication has been processed in station mode. The driver is required to call either this function or **cfg80211\_send\_auth\_timeout** to indicate the result of cfg80211\_ops::**auth** call. This function may sleep.

## AUTHOR

**Johannes Berg** \<johannes@sipsolutions.net\>

Author.

## COPYRIGHT