Thread: Troubleshooting Kindle PW vulnerable to wpa2 krack vulnerability?
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Old 10-19-2017, 11:59 AM   #13
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Originally Posted by knc1 View Post
The Kindle (what you call an e-reader) uses encryption independent of the transmission media.
If that's the case, why is there any worry about this WPA2 vulnerability? Or is this encryption only used during login, and not routine transmission (downloading books)? But the DRM on eBooks would serve as effective encryption.

Or is this WPA2 vulnerability more than just the simple eavesdropping case that I'm assuming?

I've been saying "eReader" to distinguish my Kindle PaperWhite from my Kindle Fire. But I guess on these forums, it must be understood that "Kindle" means "eReader" and "Fire" means "tablet". I'll try to remember to use only "Kindle" from now on.
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