diff --git a/net/ieee80211/softmac/ieee80211softmac_auth.c b/net/ieee80211/softmac/ieee80211softmac_auth.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..94cac14
--- /dev/null
+++ b/net/ieee80211/softmac/ieee80211softmac_auth.c
@@ -0,0 +1,348 @@
+#include "ieee80211softmac_priv.h"
+
+static void ieee80211softmac_auth_queue(void *data);
+
+/* Queues an auth request to the desired AP */
+int
+ieee80211softmac_auth_req(struct ieee80211softmac_device *mac, 
+	struct ieee80211softmac_network *net)
+{
+	struct ieee80211softmac_auth_queue_item *auth;
+	unsigned long flags;
+	
+	function_enter();
+	
+	if (net->authenticating)
+		return 0;
+
+	/* Add the network if it's not already added */
+	ieee80211softmac_add_network(mac, net);
+
+	dprintk(KERN_NOTICE PFX "Queueing Authentication Request to "MAC_FMT"\n", MAC_ARG(net->bssid));
+	/* Queue the auth request */
+	auth = (struct ieee80211softmac_auth_queue_item *)
+		kmalloc(sizeof(struct ieee80211softmac_auth_queue_item), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if(auth == NULL)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	auth->net = net;
+	auth->mac = mac;
+	auth->retry = IEEE80211SOFTMAC_AUTH_RETRY_LIMIT;
+	auth->state = IEEE80211SOFTMAC_AUTH_OPEN_REQUEST;
+	INIT_WORK(&auth->work, &ieee80211softmac_auth_queue, (void *)auth);
+	
+	/* Lock (for list) */
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&mac->lock, flags);
+
+	/* add to list */
+	list_add_tail(&auth->list, &mac->auth_queue);
+	queue_work(mac->workqueue, &auth->work);
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&mac->lock, flags);
+	
+	return 0;
+}
+
+
+/* Sends an auth request to the desired AP and handles timeouts */
+static void
+ieee80211softmac_auth_queue(void *data)
+{
+	struct ieee80211softmac_device *mac;
+	struct ieee80211softmac_auth_queue_item *auth;
+	struct ieee80211softmac_network *net;
+	unsigned long flags;
+
+	function_enter();
+	
+	auth = (struct ieee80211softmac_auth_queue_item *)data;
+	net = auth->net;
+	mac = auth->mac;
+
+	if(auth->retry > 0) {
+		/* Switch to correct channel for this network */
+		mac->set_channel(mac->dev, net->channel);
+		
+		/* Lock and set flags */
+		spin_lock_irqsave(&mac->lock, flags);
+		net->authenticated = 0;
+		net->authenticating = 1;
+		/* add a timeout call so we eventually give up waiting for an auth reply */
+		queue_delayed_work(mac->workqueue, &auth->work, IEEE80211SOFTMAC_AUTH_TIMEOUT);
+		auth->retry--;
+		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&mac->lock, flags);
+		if (ieee80211softmac_send_mgt_frame(mac, auth->net, IEEE80211_STYPE_AUTH, auth->state))
+			dprintk(KERN_NOTICE PFX "Sending Authentication Request to "MAC_FMT" failed (this shouldn't happen, wait for the timeout).\n", MAC_ARG(net->bssid));
+		else
+			dprintk(KERN_NOTICE PFX "Sent Authentication Request to "MAC_FMT".\n", MAC_ARG(net->bssid));
+		return;
+	}
+
+	printkl(KERN_WARNING PFX "Authentication timed out with "MAC_FMT"\n", MAC_ARG(net->bssid));
+	/* Remove this item from the queue */
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&mac->lock, flags);
+	ieee80211softmac_call_events_locked(mac, IEEE80211SOFTMAC_EVENT_AUTH_TIMEOUT, net);
+	cancel_delayed_work(&auth->work); /* just to make sure... */
+	list_del(&auth->list);
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&mac->lock, flags);
+	/* Free it */
+	kfree(auth);
+}
+
+/* Handle the auth response from the AP
+ * This should be registered with ieee80211 as handle_auth 
+ */
+int 
+ieee80211softmac_auth_resp(struct net_device *dev, struct ieee80211_auth *auth)
+{	
+
+	struct list_head *list_ptr;
+	struct ieee80211softmac_device *mac = ieee80211_priv(dev);
+	struct ieee80211softmac_auth_queue_item *aq = NULL;
+	struct ieee80211softmac_network *net = NULL;
+	unsigned long flags;
+	u8 * data;
+	
+	function_enter();
+	
+	/* Find correct auth queue item */
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&mac->lock, flags);
+	list_for_each(list_ptr, &mac->auth_queue) {
+		aq = list_entry(list_ptr, struct ieee80211softmac_auth_queue_item, list);
+		net = aq->net;
+		if (!memcmp(net->bssid, auth->header.addr2, ETH_ALEN))
+			break;
+		else
+			aq = NULL;
+	}
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&mac->lock, flags);
+	
+	/* Make sure that we've got an auth queue item for this request */
+	if(aq == NULL)
+	{
+		printkl(KERN_DEBUG PFX "Authentication response received from "MAC_FMT" but no queue item exists.\n", MAC_ARG(auth->header.addr2));
+		/* Error #? */
+		return -1;
+	}			
+	
+	/* Check for out of order authentication */
+	if(!net->authenticating)
+	{
+		printkl(KERN_DEBUG PFX "Authentication response received from "MAC_FMT" but did not request authentication.\n",MAC_ARG(auth->header.addr2));
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	/* Parse the auth packet */
+	switch(auth->algorithm) {
+	case WLAN_AUTH_OPEN:
+		/* Check the status code of the response */
+
+		switch(auth->status) {
+		case WLAN_STATUS_SUCCESS:
+			/* Update the status to Authenticated */
+			spin_lock_irqsave(&mac->lock, flags);
+		        net->authenticating = 0;
+			net->authenticated = 1;
+			spin_unlock_irqrestore(&mac->lock, flags);
+			
+			/* Send event */
+			printkl(KERN_NOTICE PFX "Open Authentication completed with "MAC_FMT"\n", MAC_ARG(net->bssid));
+			ieee80211softmac_call_events(mac, IEEE80211SOFTMAC_EVENT_AUTHENTICATED, net);
+			break;
+		default:
+			/* Lock and reset flags */
+			spin_lock_irqsave(&mac->lock, flags);
+			net->authenticated = 0;
+			net->authenticating = 0;
+			spin_unlock_irqrestore(&mac->lock, flags);
+			
+			printkl(KERN_NOTICE PFX "Open Authentication with "MAC_FMT" failed, error code: %i\n", 
+				MAC_ARG(net->bssid), le16_to_cpup(&auth->status));
+			/* Count the error? */
+			break;
+		}
+		goto free_aq;
+		break;
+	case WLAN_AUTH_SHARED_KEY:
+		/* Figure out where we are in the process */
+		switch(auth->transaction) {
+		case IEEE80211SOFTMAC_AUTH_SHARED_CHALLENGE:
+			/* Check to make sure we have a challenge IE */
+			data = (u8 *)auth->info_element;
+			if(*data++ != MFIE_TYPE_CHALLENGE){
+				printkl(KERN_NOTICE PFX "Shared Key Authentication failed due to a missing challenge.\n");
+				break;	
+			}
+			/* Save the challenge */
+			spin_lock_irqsave(&mac->lock, flags);
+			net->challenge_len = *data++; 	
+			if(net->challenge_len > WLAN_AUTH_CHALLENGE_LEN)
+				net->challenge_len = WLAN_AUTH_CHALLENGE_LEN;
+			if(net->challenge != NULL)
+				kfree(net->challenge);
+			net->challenge = kmalloc(net->challenge_len, GFP_ATOMIC);
+			memcpy(net->challenge, data, net->challenge_len);
+			aq->state = IEEE80211SOFTMAC_AUTH_SHARED_RESPONSE; 
+			spin_unlock_irqrestore(&mac->lock, flags);
+
+			/* Switch to correct channel for this network */
+			mac->set_channel(mac->dev, net->channel);
+			
+			/* Send our response (How to encrypt?) */
+			ieee80211softmac_send_mgt_frame(mac, aq->net, IEEE80211_STYPE_AUTH, aq->state);
+			break;
+		case IEEE80211SOFTMAC_AUTH_SHARED_PASS:
+			/* Check the status code of the response */
+			switch(auth->status) {
+			case WLAN_STATUS_SUCCESS:
+				/* Update the status to Authenticated */	
+				spin_lock_irqsave(&mac->lock, flags);
+				net->authenticating = 0;
+				net->authenticated = 1;
+				spin_unlock_irqrestore(&mac->lock, flags);
+				printkl(KERN_NOTICE PFX "Shared Key Authentication completed with "MAC_FMT"\n", 
+					MAC_ARG(net->bssid));
+				break;
+			default:
+				printkl(KERN_NOTICE PFX "Shared Key Authentication with "MAC_FMT" failed, error code: %i\n", 
+					MAC_ARG(net->bssid), le16_to_cpup(&auth->status));
+				/* Lock and reset flags */
+				spin_lock_irqsave(&mac->lock, flags);
+ 				net->authenticating = 0;
+ 				net->authenticated = 0;
+				spin_unlock_irqrestore(&mac->lock, flags);
+				/* Count the error? */
+				break;
+			}
+			goto free_aq;
+			break;
+		default:
+			printkl(KERN_WARNING PFX "Unhandled Authentication Step: %i\n", auth->transaction);
+			break;
+		}
+		goto free_aq;
+		break;
+	default:
+		/* ERROR */	
+		goto free_aq;
+		break;
+	}
+	return 0;
+free_aq:
+	/* Cancel the timeout */
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&mac->lock, flags);
+	cancel_delayed_work(&aq->work);
+	/* Remove this item from the queue */
+	list_del(&aq->list);
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&mac->lock, flags);
+
+	/* Free it */
+	kfree(aq);
+	return 0;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Handle deauthorization
+ */
+void
+ieee80211softmac_deauth_from_net(struct ieee80211softmac_device *mac,
+	struct ieee80211softmac_network *net)
+{
+	struct ieee80211softmac_auth_queue_item *aq = NULL;
+	struct list_head *list_ptr;
+	unsigned long flags;
+
+	function_enter();
+	
+	/* Lock and reset status flags */
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&mac->lock, flags);
+	net->authenticating = 0;
+	net->authenticated = 0;
+	
+	/* Find correct auth queue item, if it exists */
+	list_for_each(list_ptr, &mac->auth_queue) {
+		aq = list_entry(list_ptr, struct ieee80211softmac_auth_queue_item, list);
+		if (!memcmp(net->bssid, aq->net->bssid, ETH_ALEN))
+			break;
+		else
+			aq = NULL;
+	}
+	
+	/* Cancel pending work */
+	if(aq != NULL)
+		/* Not entirely safe?  What about running work? */
+		cancel_delayed_work(&aq->work);
+
+	/* Free our network ref */
+	ieee80211softmac_del_network_locked(mac, net);
+	if(net->challenge != NULL)
+		kfree(net->challenge);
+	kfree(net);
+	
+	/* let's try to re-associate */
+	queue_work(mac->workqueue, &mac->associnfo.work);
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&mac->lock, flags);
+}
+
+/* 
+ * Sends a deauth request to the desired AP
+ */
+int 
+ieee80211softmac_deauth_req(struct ieee80211softmac_device *mac, 
+	struct ieee80211softmac_network *net, int reason)
+{
+	int ret;
+	
+	function_enter();
+
+	/* Make sure the network is authenticated */
+	if (!net->authenticated)
+	{
+		printkl(KERN_DEBUG PFX "Can't send deauthentication packet, network is not authenticated.\n");
+		/* Error okay? */
+		return -EPERM;
+	}
+	
+	/* Send the de-auth packet */
+	if((ret = ieee80211softmac_send_mgt_frame(mac, net, IEEE80211_STYPE_DEAUTH, reason)))
+		return ret;
+	
+	ieee80211softmac_deauth_from_net(mac, net);
+	return 0;
+}
+ 
+/*
+ * This should be registered with ieee80211 as handle_deauth
+ */
+int 
+ieee80211softmac_deauth_resp(struct net_device *dev, struct ieee80211_auth *auth)
+{
+	
+	struct ieee80211softmac_network *net = NULL;
+	struct ieee80211softmac_device *mac = ieee80211_priv(dev);
+	
+	function_enter();
+	
+	if (!auth) {
+		dprintk("deauth without deauth packet. eek!\n");
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	net = ieee80211softmac_get_network_by_bssid(mac, auth->header.addr2);
+	
+	if (net == NULL) {
+		printkl(KERN_DEBUG PFX "Recieved deauthentication packet from "MAC_FMT", but that network is unknown.\n",
+			MAC_ARG(auth->header.addr2));
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	/* Make sure the network is authenticated */
+	if(!net->authenticated)
+	{
+		printkl(KERN_DEBUG PFX "Can't perform deauthentication, network is not authenticated.\n");
+		/* Error okay? */
+		return -EPERM;
+	}
+
+	ieee80211softmac_deauth_from_net(mac, net);
+	return 0;
+}