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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 28, 2012
Filed:
Jan. 29, 2007
Nancy Cam-winget, Mountain View, CA (US);
Mark Krischer, Pymble, AU;
Robert B. O'hara, Jr., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Nancy Cam-Winget, Mountain View, CA (US);
Mark Krischer, Pymble, AU;
Robert B. O'Hara, Jr., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Cisco Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
In one embodiment, a method includes receiving security context information relevant to a connection between a wireless network infrastructure component and a wireless client, wherein the security context information comprises at least, an identification of the wireless client, and wherein the security context information identifies any security protocols associated with the connection; validating the connection based on the security context information; and transmitting the security context information to one or more detector wireless access points.