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Abstract

Embodiments including methods and apparatuses for secure wireless communication through use of one or more temporary MAC addresses to identify a mobile station in a WiFi environment are generally described herein. For example, a method is presented for secure wireless communication, which includes generating a temporary media access control (MAC) address in one or more mobile stations, establishing a lifetime period of the temporary MAC address, optionally transmitting the temporary MAC address for service querying or association with an access point, determining that the lifetime period has expired, and replacing the temporary MAC address with a newly generated temporary MAC address upon determining that the lifetime period has expired.

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