How to hide a SSID Broadcast

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January 17, 2014
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hi guys, stupid question, can i hide a single ssid? thanks in advance raffau

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Yes but it' s not a good security practice. Anybody with a wifi scanner like kismet will find it, & as soon as a client associates. if you think hidden a SSID for security practices, then you should rethink this and deploy common bcp for wifi protections. Hidding a SSID is not one of them in my book. [:' (]

DirtyBlueshirt

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I don' t think it' s wise to simply dismiss a hidden SSID as a security practice. As with any security practice, it' s best as a layer of security. " Defense in Depth" , as it were. Corporations often use hidden SSIDs for their corporate networks, and then control access via Passwords, MAC filtering, or client certificates. The hidden SSID won' t stop anyone with a WiFi scanner, but it will stop the casual user from trying (and failing) to connect and tying up help desk resources with " why can' t I connect my iPod to xxxNet WiFi?" questions.

dudarraAuthor

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thanks guys, it is only temporary! because we want to test some an features in 802.1x nac. i did some research, but still can' t find it... raffau

neonbit

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Hi Raffau, You can stop a single SSID from broadcasting via the CLI with the following commands: config wireless-controller vap edit <ssid name> set broadcast-ssid disable end

dudarraAuthor

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thanks! works! cheers raffau

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