Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Accurate detection of rogue wireless access points
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Application No.: US14882700Application Date: 2015-10-14
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Publication No.: US10334445B2Publication Date: 2019-06-25
- Inventor: Sanjay Kumar Hooda , Poon Kuen Leung , Liu Huang , Vishwas Vijendra Bhat , Shweta Arvind Saraf
- Applicant: Cisco Technology, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CA San Jose
- Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA San Jose
- Agency: Edell, Shapiro & Finnan, LLC
- Main IPC: H04L29/06
- IPC: H04L29/06 ; H04W12/12 ; H04W88/16 ; H04W12/10 ; H04W84/12

Abstract:
A computer-implemented method is provided for a management entity to detect where a rogue access point is connected to the network infrastructure. The management entity receives from a wireless network controller an indication of an unauthorized frame wirelessly intercepted by an authorized access point. The unauthorized frame carries data between a rogue access point and a wireless client device. The rogue access point is connected to a compromised network element in a managed network at a compromised port of the compromised network element. The management entity extracts a client network address and a gateway network address from the indication of the unauthorized frame. The management entity traces a path through the managed network from a gateway network element associated with the gateway network address to the compromised network element. The management entity determines the compromised port in the compromised network element at which the rogue access point is connected.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170111360A1 ACCURATE DETECTION OF ROGUE WIRELESS ACCESS POINTS Public/Granted day:2017-04-20
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