[For Terrapin to be viable, the connection it interferes with also must be secured by either “ChaCha20-Poly1305” or “CBC with Encrypt-then-MAC,” both of which are cipher modes added to the SSH protocol (in 2013 and 2012, respectively
Well thats easy then, just change your allowed ciphers.
You’ll also have to be connecting to unknown networks or be the subject of a very targeted hacker. If you don’t connect to “free wifi” at the airport no one is going to get to position themselves as the middle man in order to do this attack on you very easily.
[For Terrapin to be viable, the connection it interferes with also must be secured by either “ChaCha20-Poly1305” or “CBC with Encrypt-then-MAC,” both of which are cipher modes added to the SSH protocol (in 2013 and 2012, respectively
Well thats easy then, just change your allowed ciphers.
ChaCha20-Poly1305 sounds like an auto-generated Reddit username.
I wonder how the creator came up with that name though lol. I’m guessing they’re into a specific kind of dance and a full bedroom…
You’ll also have to be connecting to unknown networks or be the subject of a very targeted hacker. If you don’t connect to “free wifi” at the airport no one is going to get to position themselves as the middle man in order to do this attack on you very easily.