A new algorithm for location-based access control using IAPP in WLANs

Wireless Local Area Networks (WLANs) based on the IEEE 802.11 standards are becoming increasingly popular in businesses, governments, educations, public and individual. However, when transmissions are broadcast over radio waves, interception and masquerading becomes trivial to anyone with a radio, and so there is a need to employ additional mechanisms to protect the communication. In this paper, we introduce the concept of a new algorithm for location based access control in secure wireless system based on IEEE 802.11 standard. In this algorithm, the location areas are defined by shared coverage of multiple wireless access point (APs) in order to limit the transmission range of the AP and using IEEE 802.11f (InterAccess Point Protocol: IAPP) to authenticate the location claims of client in the areas.