Install

Tells the receiver to install the derived pairwise key for use.

Reading a capture

Set only in message 3. This is the instant a session stops being unencrypted — everything after it on this link is protected.

Where it sits

EAPOL-Key > Key Information > Install

• Open in the explorer — Four-way handshake message 1
• Open in the explorer — Four-way handshake message 2
• Open in the explorer — Four-way handshake message 3
• Open in the explorer — Four-way handshake message 4

Accuracy

Clause

802.11-2024 §12.7.2

Verified

Not verified against the standard. Treat this as a claim, not a fact.