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sharedKey Element (Compact 7)

3/12/2014

The sharedKey element contains shared key information. This element is required only if WEP or PSK keys are required for the authentication and encryption pair.

Syntax

<xs:element name="sharedKey"
    minOccurs="0"
>
    <xs:complexType>
        <xs:sequence>
            <xs:element name="keyType">
                <xs:simpleType>
                    <xs:restriction
                        base="string"
                    >
                        <xs:enumeration
                            value="networkKey"
                         />
                        <xs:enumeration
                            value="passPhrase"
                         />
                    </xs:restriction>
                </xs:simpleType>
            </xs:element>

                                            <xs:element name="protected"
                type="boolean"
             />
            <xs:element name="keyMaterial"
                type="string"
             />
keyMaterial
                                  Contains the network key or passphrase.              <xs:any
                processContents="lax"
                minOccurs="0"
                maxOccurs="unbounded"
                namespace="##other"
             />
        </xs:sequence>
    </xs:complexType>
</xs:element>

Child Elements

Element Type Description

keyMaterial Element

String

Contains the network key or passphrase

keyType Element

Element

Type of key

protected Element

Boolean

Indicates whether the key is encrypted

Remarks

The sharedKey element is defined by the security (MSM) Element.

To view sample profiles that use the sharedKey element, see Wi-Fi Non-Broadcast Profile Sample, Wi-Fi WPA-Personal Profile Sample, and Wi-Fi WPA2-Personal Profile Sample.

See Also

Tasks

Wi-Fi Non-Broadcast Profile Sample
Wi-Fi WPA-Personal Profile Sample
Wi-Fi WPA2-Personal Profile Sample

Reference

Profile XML Schema Elements
security (MSM) Element
Profile XML Schema Reference