	US 12,081,986 B2
	Handling unsolicited probe responses
Shubham Saloni, San Jose, CA (US); Abhiruchi Dakshinkar, San Jose, CA (US); and Wei Hu, San Jose, CA (US)
Assigned to Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP, Spring, TX (US)
Filed by Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP, Houston, TX (US)
Filed on Feb. 25, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/680,557.
Prior Publication US 2023/0276239 A1, Aug. 31, 2023
Int. Cl. H04W 12/122 (2021.01); H04W 48/16 (2009.01); H04W 76/10 (2018.01); H04W 84/12 (2009.01)

CPC H04W 12/122 (2021.01) [H04W 48/16 (2013.01); H04W 76/10 (2018.02); H04W 84/12 (2013.01)]

17 Claims

1. A method comprising:

detecting, by an Access Point (AP) and based on an unsolicited probe response and Robust Security Network Information Element (RSN IE), occurrence of an attack on the AP;

responsive to detecting the attack, disabling, by the AP, unsolicited probe responses at the AP; and

enabling, by the AP, Fast Initial Link Setup (FILS) discovery at the AP.