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Re:FragAttacks: new security vulnerabilities that affect wi-... by transpute on Tuesday May 11, 2021 @10:32PM (#27125974)
Gait recognition! I wonder if they can remotely decode passwords being typed on physical keyboards, since keyboards have a well-known spatial layout.
Re:FragAttacks: new security vulnerabilities that affect wi-... by R0b0t1 on Tuesday May 11, 2021 @11:12PM (#27126194)
The characteristic length of 2.4GHz waves is ~12cm. This is roughly their feature resolution size. But you can do better with more antennas, more frequencies, more time, and phase information.
Re:FragAttacks: new security vulnerabilities that affect wi-... by boilerupnc on Tuesday May 11, 2021 @11:47PM (#27126372)
I've tried this [0] "typing biometrics authentication" out in some test apps. It worked well in detecting typing a password between two hands, just my left hand and just my right hand. I tried to do the same cadence - but it seems to also notice keypress duration as well. Not sure how I feel about my typing rhythm being a personal signature.

[0] https://www.typingdna.com/

Re:FragAttacks: new security vulnerabilities that affect wi-... by transpute on Wednesday May 12, 2021 @12:16AM (#27126531)
Search-as-you-type interfaces, including search engines, often have enough signal to perform keystroke timing for the same purpose.