Patent ID: 7561554

Claim:
A method for detecting rogue access points, comprising the steps of: providing a detecting station and a device for identifying rogue access points; scanning access points (APs) and stations associated with the access points by the detecting station, in order to compile an AP list and an association list within the scope of the detecting station; transmitting the AP list and the association list from the detecting station to the device for identifying rogue access points; and determining whether each access point in the AP list is a rogue access point, according to the AP list and the association list, by the device for identifying rogue access points, wherein the determining step comprises; providing an effective client list, comprising a plurality of effective clients; determining whether each access point is pre-authorized; determining whether the access point is directly connected to the device for identifying rogue access points, if the access point is not pre-authorized; determining whether the access point has an associated client, if the access point is not directly connected to the device for identifying rogue access points; determining whether the associated client is in the effective client list, if the access point has an associated client; and determining that the access point is a rogue access point, if the associated client is in the effective client list.