
Dragonblood: Attacks on WPA3s Dragonfly Handshake
Introduction The Dragonblood vulnerability has revealed several significant weaknesses in WPA3, the latest Wi-Fi security protocol. WPA3 was designed to provide improved security over its predecessor, WPA2, by using a new handshake method called Dragonfly . However, research has uncovered flaws in both WPA3 and the EAP-pwd protocol, which also uses Dragonfly. Here’s an overview of the key attacks and vulnerabilities associated with these discoveries by Mathy Vanhoef . Key Attacks on WPA3 Downgrade & Dictionary Attack Against WPA3-Transition The WPA3 protocol includes a transition mode to support older WPA2 clients....