ROGUE ACCESS POINT DETECTION

摘要

A public wireless access point network includes authorised access points sharing the same SSID and connected to a network core which implements centralised authentication so that wireless client devices can roam between authorised access points. Each authorised access point is adapted to detect the presence of unauthorised rogue access points posing as authorised access points. The authorised access points inspect data packets received from wireless client devices which have roamed into range and from the addressing information in the MAC layer and IP layer can determine whether the wireless device has previously connected to a rogue access point. If such a determination is made, the user of the device is alerted that their confidential information may have been compromised.

主权项

1. (canceled)