Embodiments of the present application provide a wireless network authentication method and wireless network authentication apparatuses, and relate to the field of network security technologies. The method comprises: generating a to-be-verified address according to history access information related to a target access point (AP), wherein the to-be-verified address is used to identify an identity of a client device; and sending an authentication request comprising the to-be-verified address to the target AP. By using the method and the apparatuses in the embodiments of the present application, a client device generates a to-be-verified address by using history access information, and an AP identifies and verifies a real identity of a corresponding client device according to the history access information, so as to provide a network service for a history access device, such that a history access client device can also obtain fast network access in the case of not knowing an access password.