"Networking Vendors Patch Against New Cryptographic Attack"

Researchers have found a vulnerability in the implementations of IPSec IKE used in networking devices manufactured by Cisco, Huawei, ZyXel, and Clavister. According to researchers, this vulnerability can allow attackers to perform activities such as circumvent authentication and impersonate a host or network. This article continues to discuss the cryptographic attack that is possible through the exploitation of this vulnerability and fixes for the flaw.

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