What is the purpose of the captive portal URL hash key on an AOS-Switch?
What is the purpose of the captive portal URL hash key on an AOS-Switch?
The captive portal URL hash key on an AOS-Switch ensures that users cannot alter the URL that redirects them to the portal. This enhances security by ensuring the client MAC address in the redirect URL remains untampered.
https://www.arubanetworks.com/techdocs/ArubaOS_64_Web_Help/Content/ArubaFrameStyles/Captive_Portal/Captive_Portal_Authentic.htm If a redirection URL is defined, enter a URL Hash Key to hash the redirect URL using the specified key. This parameter enhances security for the Clearpass Guest login URL so that Clearpass can trust and ensure that the client MAC address in the redirect URL has not been tampered with by anyone. Default: Disabled.