Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Wireless access point detection
- Patent Title (中): 无线接入点检测
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Application No.: US13136848Application Date: 2011-08-12
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Publication No.: US08655312B2Publication Date: 2014-02-18
- Inventor: Mika Ståhlberg , Jarno Niemalä
- Applicant: Mika Ståhlberg , Jarno Niemalä
- Applicant Address: FI Helsinki
- Assignee: F-Secure Corporation
- Current Assignee: F-Secure Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: FI Helsinki
- Agency: Harrington & Smith
- Main IPC: H04M1/66
- IPC: H04M1/66 ; H04B7/00 ; H04L9/32

Abstract:
According to aspects of the present invention there are provided methods and apparatus for detecting a suspect wireless access point in a communication network including a plurality of wireless access points providing access services to client devices. Identity information associated with the wireless access points is collected from a multiplicity of client devices. A reputation request is received from a client device, the request including identity information of an available wireless access point. The received identity information is compared with the collected identity information for determining an indication of trust of the available wireless access point. The indication of trust of the available wireless access point is transmitted to the client device. The wireless access points may include a cellular wireless access point or base station, wireless access point, a Wi-Fi access point, or a femto-cell access point.
Public/Granted literature
- US20130040603A1 Wireless access point detection Public/Granted day:2013-02-14
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