Re: Detecting Rogues from the wired side

[John Lampe <jwlampe () tenablesecurity com>]

kuffya () gmail com wrote:

> Hi list, 
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> The client has got a huge network to be audited for Rogue Access Points...the timeframes are tight so we're going to work on 
> the wired side, only, and I've been wondering how to do this more effectively.I have identified two options:
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> - Run a 'customized' version of nmap to include only the Wireless AP signatures in the fingerprint database and investigate on any 
> devices that are different makes & models from the ones 'officially endorsed'
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> - Acquire a copy of RAPIDS from Airwave.com... which is supposed to do just that, and has a large databaase of Wireless Vendor Fingerprints. Has anyone used it or do you have any alternative products to suggest? 
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> I'm looking forward to your thoughts, folks.
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> Many thanks, once again
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> Stelios

Check out some of the methods used by Nessus' find_ap.nasl 
(http://www.nessus.org/plugins/index.php?view=viewsrc&id=11026).  If you 
can pull the arp cache from network devices, this can give you some MAC 
info that you might find useful.


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John Lampe
Senior Security Researcher
TENABLE Network Security, Inc.
jwlampe@{nessus.org,tenablesecurity.com}
Tele: (410) 872-0555
www.tenablesecurity.com

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