Capwap Mailing List: Re: Charter queries

[Alper Yegin (alper]

On 11/12/03 7:33 AM, "Pat R. Calhoun" <pcalhoun [at] airespace.com> wrote:

> 5. I am not sure I understood the issue of authorizing access points. If it
> is about illegitimate APs connecting to a legitimate network (I am assuming
> a wired link here) isn't this more of a physical security issue, i.e., one
> where the points of connections to the legitimate network are to be secured?
> This also refers to the Rogue AP/AR issues in the LWAPP I-D.
> 
> <PRC> Yes it does have something to do with physical security. However, the
> point
> of the sentence is that APs need to be authenticated to the wired network
> prior to
> being able to deliver service.

This sounds like "network access authorization" for which there are already
solutions. In the context of this protocol design, we should be looking at
"capwap authorization" which is a separate issue.

Alper