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Rogue Wireless Access Point Detection

  • US 20140161027A1
  • Filed: 12/07/2012
  • Published: 06/12/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/07/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method comprising:

  • receiving a first set of media access control addresses from one or more wireless communication detection devices of a network;

    receiving a second set of media access control addresses from one or more wired devices of the network, wherein the second set of media access control addresses corresponds to devices with wired connections to the network; and

    determining that a wireless device having a first media access control address of the first set of media access control addresses is a potential rogue wireless device when a numeric value of the first media access control address and a numeric value of a second media access control address of the second set of media access control addresses differ by no more than a threshold amount and when a first location associated with a device that detects the first media access control address matches a second location associated with the second media access control address.

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