Detailed Explanation on Hotel Internet Access Audit Requirements under Ministry of Public Security Decree No.82 and No.151: All-Optical Network Compliance Implementation Roadmap

Within the network compliance system for accommodation industries including hotels, homestays and boutique apartments, Ministry of Public Security Decree No.82 and Decree No.151 serve as two core legal foundations for internet access real-name verification, behavior auditing and log retention in public internet access scenarios. They are also authoritative criteria for regular random inspections, compliance judgment and violation penalties conducted by public security cyber security authorities across the country.

To put it simply, Decree No.82 stipulates that hotels must deploy compliant security technical measures and implement internet access auditing and log retention, acting as mandatory specifications for technical implementation. Decree No.151 clarifies official inspection standards, supervision procedures and penalty bases, serving as judgment guidelines for law enforcement and supervision. The two decrees complement each other and are both indispensable.

Targeting prevalent industry pain points such as vague compliance awareness, incomplete implementation and repeated rectifications among hotels, AINOPOL sorts out full-set compliance requirements for hotel internet access auditing in accordance with official provisions of Decree No.82 and No.151, and launches a one-stop all-optical network compliance implementation solution. It helps hotels and homestays fully align with regulatory standards, eliminate auditing loopholes, improve closed-loop traceability systems, achieve long-term compliance and stable inspection pass rates, and avoid administrative penalty risks.

I. Core Positioning of Decree No.82 & No.151: Essential Dual Guidelines for Hotel Compliance

Most hotel operators and engineering practitioners tend to confuse the applicable scenarios and inspection focuses of the two decrees, leading to wrong renovation directions, ineffective investment and persistent violations. Clarifying their respective positioning is the foundation for compliant implementation of hotel internet access auditing.

Issued by the Ministry of Public Security, Provisions on Technical Measures for Internet Security Protection (Decree No.82) is the core guideline for implementing hotel network security technologies, focusing on standardizing mandatory security technical measures for public internet access venues. It clearly requires hotels and other public WiFi service providers to install and operate compliant security management systems, and implement technical mechanisms including real identity verification for users, internet access behavior recording, log retention and network attack defense. It eliminates compliance gaps such as anonymous internet access, untraceable online activities and insufficient risk prevention from the technical perspective, forming the non-negotiable technical bottom line that all hotels must follow.

Provisions on Internet Security Supervision and Inspection by Public Security Organs (Decree No.151) is the authoritative basis for law enforcement inspections and penalties, which mainly regulates the inspection scope, verification items and violation disposal standards of cyber security authorities. Law enforcement officers conduct inspections in accordance with Decree No.151 to check whether hotels have completed network filing, implemented real-name auditing, retained complete logs and equipped network security defense capabilities. Substandard operators will be ordered to make rectifications or imposed fines in accordance with laws, which sets the compliance red line for hotels to avoid penalties.

The two decrees jointly form a closed-loop supervision system featuring "technical implementation + law enforcement inspection". Hotel compliance renovations must satisfy requirements of both decrees simultaneously. Failure to meet either one will be deemed as a breach of network security protection obligations, resulting in rectification notices and fines.

II. Specific Mandatory Requirements for Hotel Internet Access Audits Stipulated by the Two Decrees

In line with the latest practical cyber security inspection standards of 2026 and official clauses of Decree No.82 and No.151, hotel internet access audits must fulfill four core mandatory requirements covering real-name verification, behavior auditing, data retention and security defense, which are also major deduction points in current random inspections.

1. Full-network real-name verification to ban anonymous internet access

Decree No.82 clearly mandates that all public internet access service venues must conduct real identity verification for every network user and prohibit anonymous, password-free and simplified network access. For hotel scenarios, it means 100% real-name access control must be realized in all WiFi coverage areas including guest rooms, lobbies, conference rooms and leisure zones without any compliance blind spots. In addition to front desk check-in registration, independent network real-name verification is compulsory to establish two-way correspondence between accommodation identities and network identities, so as to eliminate irregular behaviors such as multiple people sharing one guest room network and random network access by visitors.

2. Full-dimensional internet access behavior audit with complete essential data

In accordance with auditing standards of the two decrees, hotel internet access audits are no longer limited to simply recording online duration. Four core essential data must be fully retained: verified real identity information, terminal virtual identities (MAC/IP addresses), visited website records and complete internet access session logs. All user behaviors including webpage browsing, resource access and network interactions shall be fully audited without omission or shielding, so as to completely restore the whole online activity process and meet demands for tracing violations and providing evidence for network-related incidents.

3. 180-day encrypted log retention for compliant traceability

Both Decree No.82 and No.151 uniformly stipulate that hotels shall retain internet access logs in a rolling manner for 180 days, and the stored data must be tamper-proof, deletion-proof and immune to loss caused by power outages. Log contents shall cover full-dimensional information including user identities, associated room numbers, terminal device details, access time, access addresses, session duration and traffic statistics. The system shall support multi-dimensional retrieval by public security authorities and one-click export of audit reports. Deliberate log deletion, incomplete data and insufficient retention period are all confirmed violations.

4. Basic network security defense to resist external intrusions

Decree No.151 requires all network-connected entities to deploy network security defense measures to guard against virus invasions, network attacks and internal network infiltration. Hotel networking systems shall be equipped with capabilities including abnormal traffic monitoring, malicious access interception and internal network risk isolation, which can effectively prevent trojan attacks, phishing scams and ransomware intrusions caused by insufficient network defense, so as to avoid security incidents such as data leakage and network paralysis as well as corresponding regulatory penalties.

III. Frequent Violation Scenarios of Hotels at Present

Based on cyber security random inspection data in recent years, most hotel violations do not result from zero compliance measures, but unqualified detailed implementations. Summarized below are four common violation scenarios in line with the two decrees, which are also key rectification priorities.

Formalistic real-name system: Only real-name check-in is implemented at front desks while merely simple SMS verification is adopted for network access. Real-name information cannot be bound with room numbers and terminal identities, leading to complete disconnection among users, rooms, devices and online behaviors, which fails to meet real traceability requirements specified in Decree No.82.

Incomplete audit essential data: Ordinary routers and basic compliant devices only record basic internet access data without collecting virtual identity information, detailed website access tracks and complete session records, failing to satisfy refined auditing standards.

Non-standard log retention: Logs cannot be stored for 180 days, and data can be manually modified or deleted and easily lost after power failure, which cannot pass law enforcement inspections in accordance with Decree No.151.

Uncontrolled blind spots in public areas: Real-name auditing is not implemented in lobbies, conference rooms and other public areas, leaving loopholes for anonymous network access and constituting explicit compliance violations.

All the above problems are listed as punishable violations in Decree No.151. Failure to make rectifications in a timely manner will be regarded as inadequate fulfillment of primary network security management responsibilities, with fines ranging from 50,000 to 500,000 yuan imposed.

IV. Why Traditional Networking Modes Cannot Meet Dual Standards of Decree No.82 & No.151

Most hotels still adopt traditional copper-cable networking and multi-device combined compliance solutions, which have inherent structural defects and cannot satisfy full-set auditing requirements of the two decrees, mainly reflected in four aspects:

Poor data correlation: Real-name data, logs and terminal information are scattered in different devices and management platforms, making it impossible to realize four-dimensional binding of users, rooms, devices and online behaviors and resulting in broken traceability chains that fail to form closed-loop audits.

Weak auditing capabilities: Such devices only support basic log recording and cannot collect full-scale website access tracks and detailed session data, leading to incomplete audit information and ineffective compliance.

Unstable log storage: Logs of common devices are prone to loss and tampering with short retention cycles, which cannot meet the mandatory standard of 180-day encrypted storage.

Insufficient defense capabilities: They lack dedicated intrusion prevention and risk interception functions and cannot fulfill network security defense obligations required by Decree No.151, leaving dual loopholes in network security and regulatory compliance.

V. AINOPOL All-Optical Network: One-Stop Compliance Implementation Solution for Dual Decrees

Targeting full-set auditing and compliance requirements of Decree No.82 and No.151, AINOPOL launches lightweight and standardized hotel compliance solutions based on F5G passive all-optical network architecture. The solution complements four core capabilities including real-name verification, behavior auditing, log retention and security defense in one go, fully complying with official regulatory standards and applicable to both new construction and renovation projects of all types of hotels.

1. Full-scenario closed-loop real-name system complying with real-name requirements of Decree No.82

The solution realizes full WiFi real-name coverage across all hotel areas without management blind spots in public zones. It adopts hassle-free lightweight authentication where guests only need one-time verification valid for the entire stay period, balancing regulatory compliance and user internet experience. The system automatically establishes accurate binding among users' real identity information, guest room numbers and terminal MAC virtual identities, connects data channels between accommodation real-name registration and network real-name verification, thoroughly eliminates anonymous internet access and identity disconnection problems, and fully meets real-name network access verification requirements of Decree No.82.

2. Full-scale auditing covering four core elements to eliminate compliance loopholes

The dedicated compliance system of all-optical networks is embedded with professional audit modules, which automatically collect four key audit data including real user identities, terminal virtual information, visited websites and internet access session records. It completely records the time, tracks, traffic status of every network access behavior without any shielding or omission, fully conforming to refined auditing standards of the two decrees and solving traditional pain points such as incomplete audit data and ambiguous traceability.

3. 180-day encrypted log retention ensuring stable inspection pass rate

All compliant devices are equipped with professional log storage systems to realize fully automatic rolling encrypted storage for 180 days. The stored data is tamper-proof, deletion-proof, power-failure-proof and will not be cleared after device restarts. It supports multi-dimensional accurate retrieval by room number, time period, user identity and terminal information, as well as one-click export of standardized audit reports, perfectly meeting demands of regular public security random inspections, incident traceability and compliance evidence collection, and fully complying with log retention specifications of Decree No.82 and No.151.

4. Security defense based on all-optical architecture to fulfill network protection obligations

Supported by streamlined all-optical network architecture together with intelligent traffic monitoring, internal network zoning isolation and malicious attack interception functions, the solution can effectively resist virus invasions, port attacks and internal network infiltration, satisfying network security defense requirements of Decree No.151. Meanwhile, passive network devices feature low failure rates and stable operation, ensuring uninterrupted operation of real-name verification, auditing and log systems all year round and avoiding compliance failures caused by equipment malfunctions.

5. Lightweight implementation without disrupting normal hotel operations

The whole solution supports dual-network compatible renovation adapting to both network cables and optical fibers. There is no need for full-house cable replacement, business suspension construction or damage to original interior decorations, featuring minimal construction impact and short implementation cycles. After deployment, unified visualized backend management enables simple daily operations. No dedicated IT staff is required, and ordinary hotel employees can complete routine compliance self-inspections, log export and equipment maintenance work, greatly cutting daily compliance operation costs.

For hotels, fully implementing audit requirements of Decree No.82 and No.151 is not merely for passing inspections, but also a core guarantee to evade operational risks and achieve sustainable development. Substandard hotels will not only face heavy fines and rectification deadlines, but also risk suspended network services interfering with daily business operations, together with hidden risks such as customer data leakage, online public opinion crises and accountability liabilities.

AINOPOL all-optical network compliance solutions help hotels fully meet all requirements of the two decrees via streamlined architecture, completely eliminate auditing and real-name verification loopholes, and avoid repeated rectifications caused by unqualified random inspections. On the premise of ensuring full compliance, it provides guests with high-speed and stable internet access experience to improve hotel service reputation. Featuring low costs, easy maintenance and strong compatibility, it assists hotels in realizing solid compliance guarantee, service experience upgrading and long-term stable operation.

FAQ

Q1: Are hotels required to comply with both Decree No.82 and Decree No.151 simultaneously?

A: Yes, both are indispensable. Decree No.82 sets technical implementation standards which mandate hotels to deploy security measures such as real-name verification, behavior auditing and log retention. Decree No.151 formulates law enforcement inspection and penalty rules to standardize official supervision procedures and violation disposal methods. The two decrees jointly constitute the complete hotel network compliance system, and hotels must meet all requirements of both.

Q2: Is simplified auditing or exemption from real-name verification allowed for WiFi services in public areas?

A: No. In accordance with Decree No.82, real-name verification and internet access auditing must be implemented in all public internet access areas. Authentication exemption and simplified auditing are typical compliance loopholes and will be directly confirmed as regulatory violations.

Q3: What is the mandatory log retention period? Will insufficient retention duration lead to penalties?

A: Both decrees uniformly require internet access logs to be retained in a rolling manner for 180 days. Insufficient retention time, incomplete data and modifiable logs are all explicit violations and frequent penalty targets in public security random inspections, which must be strictly rectified to reach the standard.