John B Garrison

US Patent:

20050166072, Jul 28, 2005

Filed:

Mar 22, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/086715

Inventors:

Vikki Converse - Lebanon TN, US
Ronald Edmark - Lebanon TN, US
John Garrison - Austin TX, US

International Classification:

H04L009/00

US Classification:

713201000

Abstract:

Characteristics of a wireless honeypot system are changed on a dynamic and configurable basis. A wireless access point device is configured to use a wireless protocol in accordance with user-specified values for configurable parameters in the wireless protocol. A configurable rule alters one or more values for one or more configurable parameters in the wireless protocol in response to a detected operational condition of the wireless access point device. A value for a configurable parameter in the wireless protocol is automatically altered in accordance with a configurable rule and a detected operational condition of the wireless access point device. An operation condition may include the usage, by a client, of an SSID or cryptographic key that is stored in a historical database of SSID's or cryptographic keys or an SSID or a cryptographic key that is currently being used by the wireless access point device for faux wireless communications.