Method and apparatus for wireless network security
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1. A method for securing a wireless computing network, the method comprising:
- receiving a communication from an unidentified transmitter;
identifying the transmitter in accordance with a fingerprint generated from one or more radio frequency signal characteristics extracted from the communication; and
making one or more access control decisions in response to an identity of the transmitter.
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Abstract
In one embodiment, the present invention is a method and apparatus for wireless network security. In one embodiment, a method for securing a wireless computing network includes receiving a communication from an unidentified transmitter, identifying the transmitter in accordance with a fingerprint generated from one or more radio frequency signal characteristics extracted from the communication, and taking action in response to an identity of the transmitter.
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53 Claims
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1. A method for securing a wireless computing network, the method comprising:
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receiving a communication from an unidentified transmitter;
identifying the transmitter in accordance with a fingerprint generated from one or more radio frequency signal characteristics extracted from the communication; and
making one or more access control decisions in response to an identity of the transmitter. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A computer readable medium containing an executable program for securing a wireless computing network, where the program performs the steps of:
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receiving a communication from an unidentified transmitter;
identifying the transmitter in accordance with a fingerprint generated from one or more radio frequency signal characteristics extracted from the communication; and
making one or more access control decisions in response to an identity of the transmitter. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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39. A system for securing a wireless computing network, comprising:
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means for receiving a communication from an unidentified transmitter;
means for identifying the transmitter in accordance with a fingerprint generated from one or more radio frequency signal characteristics extracted from the communication; and
means for making one or more access control decisions in response to an identity of the transmitter. - View Dependent Claims (40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53)
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