SAE handshake

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SAE handshake is a password-based authenticated key exchange protocol used in modern Wi‑Fi security (notably WPA3) to securely establish encryption keys while resisting offline dictionary attacks.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Wi‑Fi security protocol component
authenticated key exchange protocol
cryptographic protocol
password-authenticated key exchange protocol
alsoKnownAs SAE NERFINISHED
Simultaneous Authentication of Equals NERFINISHED
basedOn Dragonfly key exchange NERFINISHED
definedBy Wi‑Fi Alliance WPA3 specifications NERFINISHED
designedToMitigate offline dictionary attacks on Wi‑Fi passwords
password guessing from captured handshakes
hasProperty forward secrecy
mutual authentication
password-based
resistance to key compromise impersonation (KCI)
resistance to offline brute-force attacks
resistance to passive eavesdropping
hasPurpose provide mutual authentication between Wi‑Fi stations
resist offline dictionary attacks
securely establish encryption keys between peers
hasStep commit exchange
confirm exchange
operatesBetween Wi‑Fi station and access point
two peers with a shared password
precedes 4-way handshake in WPA3
prevents deriving password from a single captured handshake
produces pairwise master key (PMK)
shared session key
relatedTo 4-way handshake
WPA2-Personal
Wi‑Fi Protected Access NERFINISHED
replaces PSK-based 4-way handshake in WPA2-Personal
requires both parties to know the same password
securityGoal confidentiality of session keys
integrity of authentication process
mutual entity authentication
standardizedIn IEEE 802.11-2016 amendment NERFINISHED
IEEE 802.11ax-related security specifications NERFINISHED
supports protection against active man-in-the-middle attacks (under assumptions of PAKE security)
protection against passive attackers
usedFor Wi‑Fi network access control
establishing secure data encryption keys on Wi‑Fi links
usedIn WPA3-Personal NERFINISHED
Wi‑Fi Protected Access 3 NERFINISHED
modern Wi‑Fi security
usesInput finite cyclic group parameters
random nonces
shared password

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