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KRACK

KRACK ("Key Reinstallation Attack") is a replay attack (a type of exploitable flaw) on the Wi-Fi Protected Access protocol that secures Wi-Fi connections. It was discovered in 2016 by the Belgian researchers Mathy Vanhoef and Frank Piessens of the University of Leuven. Vanhoef's research group published details of the attack in October 2017. By…

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Affected hardware
All devices that use Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA)
Affected software
All operating systems that use WPA
Date discovered
2016; 10 years ago (2016)
Discoverer
Mathy Vanhoef and Frank Piessens

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KRACK

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Edges27
Triples7
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Affected hardware · 1
KRACK → All devices that use Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA)
Affected software · 1
KRACK → All operating systems that use WPA
CVE identifiers · 1
KRACK → CVE-.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-col…
Date discovered · 1
KRACK → 2016; 10 years ago (2016)
Discoverer · 1
KRACK → Mathy Vanhoef and Frank Piessens
related to Continued vulnerability · 1
KRACK → In October
related to Patches · 1
KRACK → Patches

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KRACKAffected hardwareAll devices that use Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA)1.00infobox
KRACKAffected softwareAll operating systems that use WPA1.00infobox
KRACKCVE identifiersCVE-.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-col…1.00infobox
KRACKDate discovered2016; 10 years ago (2016)1.00infobox
KRACKDiscovererMathy Vanhoef and Frank Piessens1.00infobox
KRACKrelated to Continued vulnerabilityIn October0.60section
KRACKrelated to PatchesPatches0.60section

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