How does a password prevent an evil twin if the password is publicly known?

This discussion of WPA3 OWE seems to imply that WiFi at Starbucks/the airport/whatever can be secured against an evil twin attack if they use WPA3-Personal instead of OWE. But it seems like that wouldn’t actually do anything.
If I’m at som… Continue reading How does a password prevent an evil twin if the password is publicly known?

What kinds of attacks are eliminated in WPA2-PSK if for each device there’s a different (secret) PSK?

With regular WPA2-PSK there’s the fact that every device shares the same PSK, hence it’s possible to impersonate the AP by setting up an Evil Twin and watching the traffic. This isn’t possible without knowing the PSK, so for a setup where … Continue reading What kinds of attacks are eliminated in WPA2-PSK if for each device there’s a different (secret) PSK?

KARMA attack does not require for an attacker to be in range of the target network?

I have recently read about the comparison between KARMA attack and Evil Twin attack. The article states that contrary to an Evil Twin attack, in which the attacker is required to be in range of the victim’s network, the KARMA attack can be… Continue reading KARMA attack does not require for an attacker to be in range of the target network?