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KRACK Attacks: Breaking WPA2

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KRACK Attacks: Breaking WPA2

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This website presents the Key Reinstallation Attack (KRACK). It breaks the WPA2 protocol by forcing nonce reuse in encryption algorithms used by Wi-Fi.

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WPA2, KRACK, key reinstallation, security protocols, network security, attacks, nonce reuse, handshake, packet number, initialization vector, Mathy Vanhoef

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  • [H1] Key Reinstallation Attacks
  • [H2] Breaking WPA2 by forcing nonce reuse
  • [H2] Introduction
  • [H2] Demonstration
  • [H2] Details
  • [H2] Paper
  • [H2] Tools
  • [H2] Q&A
  • [H3] Discovered by Mathy Vanhoef of imec-DistriNet, KU Leuven, 2017
  • [H3] Key reinstallation attacks: high level description
  • [H3] Key reinstallation attacks: concrete example against the 4-way handshake
  • [H3] Practical impact
  • [H3] Android and Linux
  • [H3] Assigned CVE identifiers
  • [H3] Addendum: wpa_supplicant v2.6 and Android 6.0+
  • [H3] Addendum: other vulnerable handshakes
  • [H3] Selected errata
  • [H3] Citation example and bibtex entry
  • [H3] Is there a higher resolution version of the logo?
  • [H3] Do we now need WPA3?
  • [H3] Should I change my Wi-Fi password?
  • [H3] I'm using WPA2 with only AES. That's also vulnerable?
  • [H3] You use the word "we" in this website. Who is we?
  • [H3] Is my device vulnerable?
  • [H3] What if there are no security updates for my router or access point? Or if it does not support 802.11r?
  • [H3] Is it sufficient to patch only the access point? Or to patch only clients?
  • [H3] Can we modify an access point to prevent attacks against the client?
  • [H3] How did you discover these vulnerabilities?
  • [H3] The 4-way handshake was mathematically proven as secure. How is your attack possible?
  • [H3] Some attacks in the paper seem hard
  • [H3] If an attacker can do a man-in-the-middle attack, why can't they just decrypt all the data?
  • [H3] Does an attacker to have be near your network in order to attack it?
  • [H3] Are people exploiting this in the wild?
  • [H3] Should I temporarily use WEP until my devices are patched?
  • [H3] Will the Wi-Fi standard be updated to address this?
  • [H3] Is the Wi-Fi Alliance also addressing these vulnerabilities?
  • [H3] Why did you use match.com as an example in the demonstration video?
  • [H3] How can these types of bugs be prevented?
  • [H3] Why the domain name krackattacks.com?
  • [H3] Did you get bug bounties for this?
  • [H3] How does this attack compare to other attacks against WPA2?
  • [H3] Are other protocols also affected by key reinstallation attacks?
  • [H3] When did you first notify vendors about the vulnerability?
  • [H3] Why did OpenBSD silently release a patch before the embargo?
  • [H3] So you expect to find other Wi-Fi vulnerabilities?
  • [H3] Where can I learn more about key reinstallation attacks?

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we have a follow-up paper Internal Passing Juice
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non-browser software External Passing Juice
Apple's iOS and OS X External Passing Juice
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Android apps again External Passing Juice
banking apps External Passing Juice
VPN apps External Passing Juice
keystream External Passing Juice
English text can still be decrypted External Passing Juice
hijack TCP connections External Passing Juice
adopted at a high rate External Passing Juice
50% of Android devices External Passing Juice
CVE-2017-13077 External Passing Juice
CVE-2017-13078 External Passing Juice
CVE-2017-13079 External Passing Juice
CVE-2017-13080 External Passing Juice
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CVE-2017-13084 External Passing Juice
CVE-2017-13086 External Passing Juice
CVE-2017-13087 External Passing Juice
CVE-2017-13088 External Passing Juice
vulnerability note VU#228519 External Passing Juice
Key Reinstallation Attacks: Forcing Nonce Reuse in WPA2 External Passing Juice
Computer and Communications Security (CCS) External Passing Juice
These scripts are available on github External Passing Juice
Is there a higher resolution version of the logo? Internal Passing Juice
Do we now need WPA3? Internal Passing Juice
Should I change my Wi-Fi password? Internal Passing Juice
I'm using WPA2 with only AES. That's also vulnerable? Internal Passing Juice
You use the word "we" in this website. Who is we? Internal Passing Juice
Is my device vulnerable? Internal Passing Juice
What if there are no security updates for my router or access point? Or if it does not support 802.11r? Internal Passing Juice
Is it sufficient to patch only the access point? Or to patch only clients? Internal Passing Juice
Can we modify an access point to prevent attacks against the client? Internal Passing Juice
How did you discover these vulnerabilities? Internal Passing Juice
The 4-way handshake was mathematically proven as secure. How is your attack possible? Internal Passing Juice
Some attacks in the paper seem hard Internal Passing Juice
If an attacker can do a man-in-the-middle attack, why can't they just decrypt all the data? Internal Passing Juice
Does an attacker to have be near your network in order to attack it? Internal Passing Juice
Are people exploiting this in the wild? Internal Passing Juice
Should I temporarily use WEP until my devices are patched? Internal Passing Juice
Will the Wi-Fi standard be updated to address this? Internal Passing Juice
Is the Wi-Fi Alliance also addressing these vulnerabilities? Internal Passing Juice
Why did you use match.com as an example in the demonstration video? Internal Passing Juice
How can these types of bugs be prevented? Internal Passing Juice
Why the domain name krackattacks.com? Internal Passing Juice
Did you get bug bounties for this? Internal Passing Juice
How does this attack compare to other attacks against WPA2? Internal Passing Juice
Are other protocols also affected by key reinstallation attacks? Internal Passing Juice
When did you first notify vendors about the vulnerability? Internal Passing Juice
Why did OpenBSD silently release a patch before the embargo? Internal Passing Juice
So you expect to find other Wi-Fi vulnerabilities? Internal Passing Juice
Where can I learn more about key reinstallation attacks? Internal Passing Juice
Yes there is Internal Passing Juice
Darlee Urbiztondo External Passing Juice
honorary authorship External Passing Juice
author list External Passing Juice
division of work External Passing Juice
this community maintained list on GitHub External Passing Juice
hostapd reuses the ANonce value External Passing Juice
hostapd project has such a modification available External Passing Juice
see for example Cisco External Passing Juice
another paper External Passing Juice
ic_set_key External Passing Juice
channel-based MitM position External Passing Juice
two miles External Passing Juice
eight miles External Passing Juice
Wi-Fi Alliance External Passing Juice
The Wi-Fi Alliance has a plan External Passing Juice
all the information these dating websites may be collecting External Passing Juice
pleonasm External Passing Juice
Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) External Passing Juice
WPA-TKIP External Passing Juice
CERT/CC External Passing Juice
announced an errata on 30 August 2017 External Passing Juice
OpenBSD 6.0 External Passing Juice
OpenBSD 6.1 External Passing Juice
LiveOverflow has an excellent video explaining the attack External Passing Juice
Computerphile also made a video about the attack External Passing Juice
Matthew Green has a good blog post about KRACK and the causes of the vulnerability External Passing Juice
Mojo Networks has a detailed blog posts on the attacks External Passing Juice
Bruce Schneier also briefly discusses the attack External Passing Juice
The BCC made a short video explaining the attack, and wrote an article about it External Passing Juice
The Wall Street Journal: Significant Flaw Discovered in Wi-Fi Security Protocol External Passing Juice
The Guardian: 'All wifi networks' are vulnerable to hacking, security expert discovers External Passing Juice
TIME: Everything With Wi-Fi Has a Newly Discovered Security Flaw. Here's How to Protect Yourself External Passing Juice
Ars Technica: Serious flaw in WPA2 protocol lets attackers intercept passwords and much more External Passing Juice
Ars Technica: How the KRACK attack destroys nearly all Wi-Fi security External Passing Juice
The Verge: Wi-Fi security has been breached, say researchers External Passing Juice
The Verge: 41 percent of Android phones are vulnerable to 'devastating' Wi-Fi attack External Passing Juice
Reuters: Researchers uncover flaw that makes Wi-Fi vulnerable to hacks External Passing Juice
Forbes: Update Every Device -- This KRACK Hack Kills Your Wi-Fi Privacy External Passing Juice
CNET: KRACK attack: Here's how companies are responding External Passing Juice
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License External Passing Juice
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