Auto-detection and notification of access point identity theft
OwnerMatthew McRae, Kendra Harringtoninventors
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Abstract
Systems and techniques for detecting rogue access points. A wireless signal may be received from a wireless device. The wireless device may be determined to be a candidate device based on network identification information. Additional information associated with the wireless device may be acquired, and the wireless device may be determined to be a rogue device based on the additional information. Notification information indicative of the determination may be transmitted.
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A method comprising:
- receiving a wireless signal from a wireless device at an access point associated with a particular service provider, the wireless signal including network identification information;
- determining that the wireless device is a candidate device using the network identification information;
- acquiring additional information associated with the wireless device at the access point associated with the particular service provider;
- and
- determining that the wireless device is a rogue access point or a legitimate access point based on the additional information.
A wireless access system, comprising:
- a wireless access point device configured to receive wireless signals and to provide wireless access to an information network, the wireless access point device including:
- a wireless interface configured to receive the wireless signals;
- one or more processors configured to process information included in the wireless signals;
- and
- memory configured to store instructions that, when executing, cause the one or more processors to perform the steps of:
- determining a network identifier for a wireless device based on a received wireless signal, the network identifier indicative of a particular service provider;
- acquiring additional information associated with the wireless device;
- and
- determining that the wireless device is a rogue access point or a legitimate access point based on the additional information.
A wireless access system comprising:
- means for receiving wireless signals and providing wireless access to an information network;
- means for determining a network identifier for a wireless device based on a received wireless signal, the network identifier indicative of a particular service provider;
- means for acquiring additional information associated with the wireless device;
- and
- means for determining that the wireless device is a rogue access point or a legitimate access point based on the additional information.
An article comprising a machine-readable medium embodying information indicative of instructions that when performed by one or more machines result in operations comprising:
- receiving a wireless signal from a wireless device at an access point associated with a particular service provider, the wireless signal including network identification information;
- determining that the wireless device is a candidate device using the network identification information;
- acquiring additional information associated with the wireless device at the access point associated with the particular service provider;
- determining that the wireless device is a rogue access point based on the additional information;
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- transmitting notification information indicative of the determining that the wireless device is a rogue access point.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.