Unlike typical off-the-shelf wireless network devices, our devices incorporate three levels of hardware based encryption ensuring no loss of performance (throughput). In addition, only devices authorized specifically by our engineers can authenticate to our network preventing unauthorized use or attacks to the network.

All wireless links are encrypted with advanced 128-bit AES encryption to secure the communications.

Node authentication with MD5 certificates.

The hardware chipsets include hardware encryption with components that include three (3) standards of security:

• 128-bit AES
• Temporal Key Integrity Protocol (TKIP)
• Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) encryption

The network also provides strong authenication controls based on Public Key Infrastructure (PKI). Key management authentication is used to:

• Control which subscriber units can access the network.
• Ensure that only authorized nodes can participate in data forwarding. (this blocks man-in-the-middle attacks, and prevents non-mesh gateways from acting as mesh gateways).
• Control and protect configuration information (such as requiring that QoS levels be provided from authorized servers).
• Ensure that images can only be downloaded from authorized servers.
• Prevent theft of service by ‘cloning’.

The Atheros AR5002X chipset, which is integrated into the M9 Wireless Skypilot Indoor and Outdoor devices delivers the latest WLAN security standards, including WiFi Protected Access (WPA) and 802.11i Enhanced Security using Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) in hardware.