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WPA keys gone in 60 seconds

Capt'n Midnight · 2009-10-31 23:22:44

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/08/28/wpa_60sec/ In a recently released paper, Ohigashi and Morii proposed a man-in-the-middle style of attack – also used by the Beck-Tews approach – in which a user’s communication is intercepted by an attacker. This approach carries a high risk of detection, the pair admitted, so being…

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http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/08/28/wpa_60sec/

In a recently released paper, Ohigashi and Morii proposed a man-in-the-middle style of attack – also used by the Beck-Tews approach – in which a user’s communication is intercepted by an attacker.

This approach carries a high risk of detection, the pair admitted, so being able to shorten the attack time down to under one minute is a major advantage – to potential hackers, at least.

Ohigashi’s and Morii’s technique doesn’t work in WPA 2 – the AES-based successor to WPA.

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#2 01-11-2009 06:01PM

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How long do you think that a new attack for WPA2 PSK with AES will take?

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