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diff --git a/usr.sbin/hostapd/hostapd.8 b/usr.sbin/hostapd/hostapd.8
index c0af54503f3..7363ebacfef 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/hostapd/hostapd.8
+++ b/usr.sbin/hostapd/hostapd.8
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.\" $OpenBSD: hostapd.8,v 1.11 2006/05/15 20:53:02 reyk Exp $
+.\" $OpenBSD: hostapd.8,v 1.12 2006/05/15 21:09:49 reyk Exp $
.\"
.\" Copyright (c) 2004, 2005 Reyk Floeter <reyk@openbsd.org>
.\"
@@ -137,3 +137,10 @@ driver still uses its own Host AP code in
.Fn if_wi_hostap ,
which is not supported by
.Nm .
+.Pp
+The IEEE 802.11 WLAN protocol lacks authentication of management
+frames and is vulnerable to various Denial-of-Service and
+Man-in-the-Middle attacks.
+That should be considered when implementing wireless networks
+with
+.Nm .