SAE handshake
E453436
Wi‑Fi security protocol component
authenticated key exchange protocol
cryptographic protocol
password-authenticated key exchange protocol
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.
Statements (47)
| 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
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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
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Wi‑Fi Protected Access 3 NERFINISHED ⓘ modern Wi‑Fi security ⓘ |
| usesInput |
finite cyclic group parameters
ⓘ
random nonces ⓘ shared password ⓘ |
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