Apparatus and method for Wi-Fi network profile verification

1. An apparatus for a wireless communication device, the apparatus comprising:

a memory; and

processor circuitry coupled with the memory,

wherein the processor circuitry is to:

establish a secured connection with an access point (AP) for a first time;

obtain a verification password (VP) from the AP over the secured connection to store in the memory;

disconnect the secured connection with the AP after obtaining the VP;

randomly generate, after disconnecting the secured connection with the AP, a verification sequence;

encode the verification sequence in a probe request for transmission to the AP;

decode a probe response received from the AP in response to the probe request to obtain a first verification result;

determine a second verification result based on the verification sequence and the VP;

determine whether a verification for the AP is successful or not based on the first verification result and the second verification result; and

re-establish the secured connection with the AP for data transmission if it is determined that the verification for the AP is successful.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the processor circuitry is further to:

determine the second verification result by performing an algorithm over the verification sequence with the VP.

3. The apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the algorithm includes a Hash algorithm.

4. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the processor circuitry is further to:

compare the first verification result with the second verification result; and

determine that the verification for the AP is successful if the first verification result matches with the second verification result.

5. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the processor circuitry is further to:

decode an encrypted data frame received from the AP to obtain the VP.

6. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein:

the verification sequence has a length of 128 bits or more; or

the VP has a length of 128 bits or more.

7. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the wireless communication device includes a wireless station (STA).

8. An apparatus for a wireless communication device, the apparatus comprising:

a Radio Frequency (RF) interface; and

processor circuitry coupled with the RF interface,

wherein the processor circuitry is to:

establish a secured connection with a second wireless communication device for a first time;

encode a verification password (VP) for transmission to the second wireless communication device over the secured connection via the RF interface;

disconnect the secured connection with the second wireless communication device after transmission of the VP to the second wireless communication device;

decode, after disconnecting the secured connection with the second wireless communication device, a probe request received from the second wireless communication device via the RF interface to obtain a random verification sequence; and

encode, in response to the probe request, a probe response for transmission to the second wireless communication device via the RF interface, wherein the probe response includes a verification result which is based on the random verification sequence and the VP.

9. The apparatus of claim 8 , the processor circuitry is further to:

determine the verification result by performing an algorithm over the verification sequence with the VP.

10. The apparatus of claim 9 , wherein the algorithm includes a Hash algorithm.

11. The apparatus of claim 8 , the processor circuitry is further to:

encode the VP in an encrypted data frame for transmission to the second wireless communication device via the RF interface.

12. The apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the wireless communication device includes an access point (AP).

13. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having instructions stored thereon, the instructions when executed by processor circuitry cause the processor circuitry to:

establish a secured connection with an access point (AP) for a first time;

obtain a verification password (VP) from the AP over the secured connection to store in a memory;

disconnect the secured connection with the AP after obtaining the VP;

randomly generate, after disconnecting the secured connection with the AP, a verification sequence;

encode the verification sequence in a probe request for transmission to the AP;

decode a probe response received from the AP in response to the probe request to obtain a first verification result;

determine a second verification result based on the verification sequence and the VP;

determine whether a verification for the AP is successful or not based on the first verification result and the second verification result; and

re-establish the secured connection with the AP for data transmission if it is determined that the verification for the AP is successful.

14. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 13 , wherein the instructions when executed by the processor circuitry further cause the processor circuitry to:

determine the second verification result by performing an algorithm over the verification sequence with the VP.

15. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 14 , wherein the algorithm includes a Hash algorithm.

16. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 13 , wherein the instructions when executed by the processor circuitry further cause the processor circuitry to:

compare the first verification result with the second verification result; and

determine that the verification for the AP is successful if the first verification result matches with the second verification result.

17. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 13 , wherein the instructions when executed by the processor circuitry further cause the processor circuitry to:

decode an encrypted data frame received from the AP to obtain the VP.

18. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 13 , wherein:

the verification sequence has a length of 128 bits or more; or

the VP has a length of 128 bits or more.