Networking

Control Plane Security (CPsec)

Control Plane Security is an Aruba feature that wraps control traffic between access points and controllers in IPsec. Introduced in ArubaOS 5.0, it protects PAPI messages in transit but does not fix flaws in the controller code.

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What Is Aruba PAPI and Why Does It Matter?

Aruba PAPI is the UDP 8211 control protocol between access points and controllers. What it carries, why it is exposed and how to restrict it.

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