A method for identifying validity of an access point, a system thereof and an access point discriminating server

Abstract

The embodiment of the invention discloses a method for identifying validity of an access point, a system thereof and an access point discriminating server, wherein the method comprises the following steps: identity information of a wireless access point connected with a user wireless network card and user wireless network card information are received through a TCP / IP network; the obtained wireless access point identity information is compared with stored valid access point information; the obtained user wireless network card information is compared with stored valid wireless network card information; and comparison results are transmitted through the TCP / IP network, so that the validity of the wireless access point connected with the user wireless network card is determined according to the comparison results. According to the embodiment of the invention, updating of an AP device is not needed, and a certificate issued by a third party is not needed in a validity verifying process either, so that the whole validity verifying process is simple and rapid, and realization costs are reduced.

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technical field [0001] The invention relates to the field of mobile Internet security, in particular to a method and system for identifying the legitimacy of an access point and an access point identification server. Background technique [0002] Today, WLAN (Wireless Local Area Network, wireless local area network) network is widely used as a supplement to 3G (The third Generation Mobile Telecommunication, third-generation mobile communication) network. The emphasis on security is also increasing. Since private WLAN hotspots can be easily set up as APs (Access Points) of operators, users have a strong demand for verifying the legitimacy of the APs they are connected to. [0003] However, in the IEEE 802.11 protocol framework, there is a lack of relevant standards for users to verify the legitimacy of APs. Therefore, operators need to rely on other technical means to meet users' needs for verifying the legitimacy of APs. [0004] In the prior art, a third party issues a ce...

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Problems solved by technology

[0006] (1) In the carrier network, because a large number of APs do not have the function of installing certificates, there is a problem of needing to replace the existing APs;

[0007] (2) The issuance of the certificate requires binding and entering the user's identity information with the certificate, which further increases the cost of this technology promotion

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