METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DETECTING A SPOOFING ATTACK IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORK

A method and device enables detecting a spoofing attack in a wireless communication network (100). The method includes receiving at the primary access point (105) a beacon signal transmitted from an alternative access point (115), where the beacon signal includes an alternative access point identification. The primary access point (105) then compares the alternative access point identification with an actual identification of the primary access point (105). It is then determined at the primary access point that the alternative access point (115) is conducting a spoofing attack if the alternative access point identification matches the actual identification of the primary access point (105).