HPE Aruba card-skimmer detection.

Yes — HPE Aruba can help detect card skimmers. Aruba access points already observe the Bluetooth devices around them, and SkimGuard's Automated tier turns that telemetry into always-on skimmer monitoring for your payment terminals.

Handheld scanning is a snapshot: a skimmer installed an hour after the morning check goes unseen until the next one. The Aruba path closes that gap. HPE Aruba is a mainstay of enterprise campus and large-retail networks, and the integration is managed centrally through Aruba Central.

How the Aruba integration works

• Aruba APs observe Bluetooth. Your access points continuously see Bluetooth (BLE, plus Bluetooth Classic where the hardware supports it) advertisements nearby.
• Aruba Central forwards telemetry. BLE observations are sent to SkimGuard over a token-authenticated connection — configured once against your Aruba Central account.
• SkimGuard classifies. The same detection engine used across the platform matches each device against known skimmer-hardware signatures.
• One central view. Detections from every Aruba AP roll up into a single SkimGuard dashboard, with a public “scanned recently” badge for customers.

What you get

• No new hardware. Your existing HPE Aruba access points are the sensors.
• Unlimited APs at a flat per-location rate — no per-AP or per-lane charge.
• Handheld app included free so staff can still do a targeted spot-check anytime.
• An audit-ready PCI DSS 9.5 & 10 inspection logbook — POI-device tamper inspections and an immutable audit trail, included in every tier.
• One dashboard across every monitored Aruba location.

This is SkimGuard's Automated tier. A license is locked to one tier — Automated (always-on monitoring via network or desktop agent) or Handheld (staff scan with the app). SkimGuard scans Bluetooth today and adds new wireless detection technologies over time as the threat environment evolves.

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The Aruba IoT radio is already listening

HPE Aruba's 500- and 600-series access points ship with a built-in IoT radio that handles Bluetooth (BLE) alongside the Wi-Fi radios. Many campuses already use it for wayfinding, asset tracking, and IoT onboarding. SkimGuard uses that same radio: the Bluetooth the AP already hears is exactly what it needs to spot skimmer hardware near a payment terminal. No overlay sensors, no extra cabling — the IoT plumbing that's already part of your Aruba estate becomes the detection layer.

Connected through Aruba Central over OAuth 2.0

Aruba deployments are managed through Aruba Central (cloud) or on-prem controllers. SkimGuard connects through Aruba Central's API using OAuth 2.0 client-credentials — a standard, revocable machine-to-machine authorization you grant centrally, with no shared password living on a device. Once authorized, Aruba Central forwards your APs' Bluetooth telemetry to SkimGuard, and detections from across the estate roll up into one dashboard. Because it rides Aruba Central rather than a per-site appliance, the same authorization covers one building or a hundred.

Sized for enterprise campus and large retail

Aruba is a mainstay of enterprise campus, large-format retail, and hospitality networks — environments with a lot of APs, a lot of foot traffic, and payment points scattered across a big footprint. For an organization already running Aruba Central across many sites, skimmer monitoring rides the existing IoT plumbing rather than becoming a separate rollout: the coverage exists, the management plane exists, and SkimGuard simply consumes the Bluetooth those APs already report.

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Can HPE Aruba detect card skimmers?

Yes — paired with SkimGuard's Automated tier, HPE Aruba access points act as card-skimmer sensors. Aruba APs observe nearby Bluetooth devices, and Aruba Central forwards that BLE telemetry to SkimGuard, which classifies each device against known skimmer-hardware signatures so your existing Aruba network watches your payment terminals around the clock.

Does this work with Aruba Central?

Yes — Aruba Central is the primary path. SkimGuard connects through Aruba Central's API using OAuth 2.0 client-credentials, a standard revocable machine-to-machine authorization you grant centrally. Once authorized, Aruba Central forwards your APs' Bluetooth telemetry to SkimGuard and every AP in the estate feeds detections into a single dashboard.

Which Aruba APs have the IoT/BLE radio?

HPE Aruba's 500- and 600-series access points include a built-in IoT radio that handles Bluetooth (BLE) alongside Wi-Fi, and it's commonly used for location and IoT services. That same radio provides the Bluetooth observations SkimGuard classifies for skimmer signatures, so no overlay sensors or extra cabling are needed on APs that already carry it.

How does SkimGuard connect to Aruba Central?

The integration is token-authenticated over OAuth 2.0. Aruba Central sends your APs' Bluetooth Low Energy observations to SkimGuard over an authorized connection, and SkimGuard runs the same detection engine used across the platform to flag advertisements that match skimmer hardware. Detections roll up into one dashboard with a public “scanned recently” badge.

Do I need new hardware for Aruba skimmer detection?

No. The Aruba integration reuses the HPE Aruba access points you already have across your campus or retail estate. Once Aruba Central is configured to forward Bluetooth telemetry to SkimGuard, those APs become the sensors — nothing new is installed.

Is Aruba skimmer detection suitable for enterprise campus deployments?

Yes. HPE Aruba is common in enterprise campus and large-retail environments, and the SkimGuard integration is centrally managed through Aruba Central, so a large estate of APs feeds detections into a single SkimGuard dashboard.

How much does Aruba skimmer detection cost?

It's SkimGuard's Automated tier, priced per location at a flat rate — unlimited Aruba access points with no per-AP charge — and the handheld app is included free. See the for-business page for current pricing, or start setup to get a quote for your locations.