wifi: mac80211: add support for EPPKE authentication protocol in non-AP STA mode

Add support for the Enhanced Privacy Protection Key Exchange (EPPKE)
authentication protocol in non-AP STA mode, as specified in
"IEEE P802.11bi/D3.0, 12.16.9".

EPPKE is an RSNA authentication protocol that operates using
Pre-Association Security Negotiation (PASN) procedures. It consists
of three Authentication frames with transaction sequence numbers 1, 2,
and 3. The first and third from the non-AP STA and the second from the
AP STA.

Extend mac80211 to process EPPKE Authentication frames during the
authentication phase. Currently, mac80211 processes only frames with
the expected transaction number. In the case of EPPKE, process the
Authentication frame from the AP only if the transaction number matches
the expected value, which is 2.

After receiving the final Authentication frame with transaction number 3
from the non-AP STA, it indicates that both the non-AP STA and the AP
confirm there are no issues with authentication. Since this is the final
confirmation frame to send out, mark the state as authenticated in
mac80211.

For EPPKE authentication, the Multi-Link element (MLE) must be included
in the Authentication frame body by userspace in case of MLO connection.
If the MLE is not present, reject the Authentication frame.

Signed-off-by: Kavita Kavita <kavita.kavita@oss.qualcomm.com>
Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260114111900.2196941-8-kavita.kavita@oss.qualcomm.com
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Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg <johannes.berg@intel.com>

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