Apparatus, method and computer program product for detection of a security breach in a network
US7293289B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 10, 2002 |
| Grant date | Nov 6, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 21, 2024 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L63/0428
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method, apparatus, and computer-readable media for detecting a security breach in a network comprising an access point and a plurality of transceivers each having a different media access control address comprises, at one of the transceivers, receiving a signal from the access point, the signal representing one or more packets of data; determining a source media access control address for each of the packets; and transmitting an alert packet to the access point when the source media access control address of one of the packets is the media access control address of the transceiver.
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