Method and apparatus for wireless network security
US7724717B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 24, 2006 |
| Grant date | May 25, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 23, 2029 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W12/79
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
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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