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PMKID Attack

Definition

A 2018 technique by Jens Steube (hashcat author) that derives the Pairwise Master Key Identifier from a single EAPOL frame the AP advertises, removing the need to capture a client handshake. Hashcat mode -m 16800.

Related terms

4-Way Handshake
The WPA/WPA2 key-establishment exchange between client and AP. Captured frames let an offline dictionary attack recover a weak PSK. WPA3 replaces this...
BSSID / ESSID
BSSID is the MAC address of the access point (or virtual AP). ESSID is the human-readable network name broadcast in beacons. Multiple...
Evil Twin
A rogue AP broadcasting the same ESSID as a legitimate network at a stronger signal, so clients with cached profiles auto-associate. Often...
IMSI Catcher
A rogue base station (commercial: Stingray, Hailstorm, KingFisher; research: USRP plus srsRAN or YateBTS) that impersonates a cellular cell, forces nearby phones...
KRACK
Key Reinstallation Attack, CVE-2017-13077, disclosed by Mathy Vanhoef in 2017. By replaying message 3 of the 4-way handshake, the client is forced...

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