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US 2023/0276239 A1Published application
Handling unsolicited probe responses
AssigneeHewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP
InventorsShubham SALONI, Abhiruchi DAKSHINKAR, Wei HU
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Abstract
Examples of techniques for handling unsolicited probe responses are disclosed. In an example, occurrence of an attack on an access point (AP) in an enterprise Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) is detected based on an unsolicited probe response and Robust Security Network Information Element (RSN IE). Responsive to detecting the attack, unsolicited probe responses at the AP is disabled. Further, Fast initial Link Setup (FILS) discovery at the AP is enabled.
Claims17
A method comprising:
- detecting, by an Access Point (AP) and based on an unsolicited probe response and Robust Security Network Information Element (RSN IE), occurrence of an attack on the AP;
- responsive to detecting the attack, disabling, by the AP, unsolicited probe responses at the AP;
- and
- enabling, by the AP, Fast Initial Link Setup (FILS) discovery at the AP.
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An Access Point (AP) comprising:
- a radio transceiver tuned to operate in the 6 Giga Hertz (GHz) frequency band;
- a processor;
- and
- a memory coupled to the processor, the memory storing instructions executable by the processor to:
- detect, based on receipt of an unsolicited probe response at the radio transceiver and Robust Security Network Information Element (RSN IE) in the unsolicited probe response, occurrence of an attack on the AP;
- responsive to detecting the attack, disable unsolicited probe responses at the AP;
- and
- enable Fast initial Link Setup (FILS) discovery at the AP.
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A method comprising:
- detecting, by a client device based on security profile information received from an Access Point (AP), occurrence of an attack on the AP;
- discarding, by the client device, unsolicited probe responses received from the AP;
- and
- initiating, by the client device, association with the AP based on a beacon or a solicited probe response from the AP.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.