Detection of unauthorized wireless access points

摘要

A public wireless network has authorized wireless access points through which users connect to the network. A system for detecting the unauthorized access points comprises a monitoring client simulating a user and detecting available access points. The system further comprises an authentication server that maintains a configuration file with an identifier associated with each authorized access point. The system is adapted to compare the identity of any available access point(s) to those maintained by the authentication server to detect unauthorized access points.

主权项

1. In a public wireless network where users connect to the network through a wireless access point, a system for detecting unauthorized access points, comprising:
a monitoring device connected to the network that simulates a user and requests connection to the network through an available access point; and an authentication server that authenticates users and maintains a configuration file with an identifier associated with each authorized access point for the network; wherein the monitoring device requests an identifier from the available access point, the requested identifier identifying the available access point, and wherein the authentication server compares the requested identifier with each identifier in the configuration file, in order to determine whether the available access point is an authorized access point.