Systems and methods for disseminating location-based reputations for link-layer wireless attacks
US10178122B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 12, 2016 |
| Grant date | Jan 8, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 17, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W84/12
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The disclosed computer-implemented method for disseminating location-based reputations for link-layer wireless attacks may include (i) receiving, at a server from a first wireless client, a wireless-attack report for a location that includes (a) information that indicates that the first wireless client detected a link-layer wireless attack (e.g., a wireless-access-point spoofing attack or a deauthentication attack) at the location or (b) information that indicates that the first wireless client did not detect any link-layer wireless attacks at the location, (ii) using, at the server, the wireless-attack report to generate a reputation for link-layer wireless attacks for the location, (iii) receiving, at the server from a second wireless client, a request for the reputation of the location, and (iv) responding to the request with the reputation of the location. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed.
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