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Q: Is WPA2 with pre-shared key an example of a zero-knowledge proof?

Maiken HolmWhen setting up an access point and selecting WPA2, one must manually enter a pre-shared key (a password), PSK, into both the AP and the STA. Both parties, AP and STA, must authenticate each other. But they have to do so without revealing the PSK. Both have to proof to the other party that they...

^^^^ I see someone's voted to close as off-topic. I don't think it's off-topic here, but if you end up closing it, feel free to migrate to Computer Science
@Iszi Jerkface.
@ScottPack ?
@ScottPack I'm not sure what objections you have to the construction of my face, but... look! Star Trek!
 
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19:48
@Iszi You stealing my infographic for log retention.
20:23
@Gilles If we do get the required close votes I'll ping it over
(starred to remind me)
@RoryAlsop We really need to assign an Internet or StackExchange rule number to that...
@Iszi hehehe
I was just starring the star mention just to be a dick.
but how about Rule 13? (for you americans...)
hehe, good one.
@AviD What's 13 got to do with Americans?
@Iszi umm.... original stars?
@AviD Ah, right. Or we could use 50 for the current count, in case of triskaidekaphobians.
20:34
@Iszi hahaha, had to look that one up?
@AviD No. Until I wanted to check the spelling.
20:49
I think we should send the hash diffusion question over to crypto
21:43
@AviD Is that worse than rule 34?
21:58
@RoryAlsop cant be worse. or better, depending on your point of view.
22:27
@RoryAlsop thats not about xkcd's version, is it?
hahaha, I love the quote on the first page!!!
> In Scotland, you can't believe how strong the homosexuals are.
23:08
@AviD no, but it is a great book, like all his work! If you haven't read his stuff before, check out the Jennifer Morgue, or the Atrocity Archives for a great combination of James Bond and Cthulhu, or Accelerando for some great intelligence singularity work
23:24
"of James Bond and Cthulhu" - WTF??
@AviD imagine a secret service department that instead of gadgets has ... well, demons, and possession and summoning - but using lasers and iPhones and cool tech :-)
23:43
weird
hmm, I think keanu reeves was in a movie kinda like that
constantine?
and they bust up a nazi moonbase

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