Patent ID: 11937174
Assignee: PALO ALTO NETWORKS, INC.
Field: Digital communication (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 15:
16. A network device comprising:
a processor; and
a computer-readable medium having instructions stored thereon that are executable by the processor to cause the network device to,
detect a first probe request that indicates a first service set identifier (SSID) transmitted from a first device,
wherein the network device makes available a hidden wireless network that was configured with a set of SSIDs,

and wherein the hidden wireless network is discoverable with any SSID in the set of SSIDs;

determine if the first SSID correctly identifies the hidden wireless network based, at least in part, on evaluation of the first SSID against the set of SSIDs to determine if the first SSID is included in the set of SSIDs;
based on a determination that the first SSID correctly identifies the hidden wireless network, transmit a first probe response to the first device, wherein the first probe response comprises an indication of the first SSID;
detect a second probe request transmitted from a second device, wherein the second probe request indicates a second SSID that differs from the first SSID;
determine if the second SSID correctly identifies the hidden wireless network based, at least in part, on evaluation of the second SSID against the set of SSIDs to determine if the second SSID is included in the set of SSIDs; and
based on a determination that the second SSID correctly identifies the hidden wireless network, transmit a second probe response to the second device, wherein the second probe response comprises an indication of the second SSID.