Enhanced Security

Starting from ArubaOS 8.0.1, a minor security enhancement is made to Process Application Programming Interface (PAPI Process Application Programming Interface. PAPI controls channels for ARM and Wireless Intrusion Detection System (WIDS) communication to the master controller. A separate PAPI control channel connects to the local controller where the SSID tunnels terminate. ) messages. With this enhancement, PAPI Process Application Programming Interface. PAPI controls channels for ARM and Wireless Intrusion Detection System (WIDS) communication to the master controller. A separate PAPI control channel connects to the local controller where the SSID tunnels terminate. endpoints authenticate the sender by performing a sanity check of the incoming messages using MD5 Message Digest 5. The MD5 algorithm is a widely used hash function producing a 128-bit hash value from the data input. (hash).

All PAPI endpoints—access points, Mobility Access Switches, controllers, Analytics and Location Engine (ALE), Aruba Switches, HPE-ArubaOS Switch-based switches, AirWave, Mobility Master and Managed Devices—must use the same secret key.

The PAPI Process Application Programming Interface. PAPI controls channels for ARM and Wireless Intrusion Detection System (WIDS) communication to the master controller. A separate PAPI control channel connects to the local controller where the SSID tunnels terminate. Enhanced Security configuration provides protection to Aruba devices, AirWave, and ALE Analytics and Location Engine. ALE gives visibility into everything the wireless network knows. This enables customers and partners to gain a wealth of information about the people on their premises. This can be very important for many different verticals and use cases. ALE includes a location engine that calculates associated and unassociated device location periodically using context streams, including RSSI readings, from WLAN controllers or Instant clusters. against malicious users sending fake messages that results in security challenges.

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