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Chronophan's avatar
Chronophan
Follower
Nov 13, 2017

AC791L firmware addressing KRACK WPA2 vulnerability

Is NETGEAR Model: AC791L Jetpack® 4G LTE Mobile Hotspot currently safe against KRACK WPA2 Vulnerability?  I don't see anything mentioned yet on the Verizon or Netgear sites.
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DarrenM's avatar
DarrenM
Sr. NETGEAR Moderator
Nov 15, 2017

No this device is not affected by KRACK.

 

DarrenM

WhatAPrawn's avatar
WhatAPrawn
Aspirant
Mar 30, 2018

Given how widespread the Krack vulnerability is, how is this possible?

To be clear, we're not talking about the LTE connection - we're talking about the wireless connection between the AC791L and client devices.

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    JasonN
    NETGEAR Employee Retired
    Apr 02, 2018

    Hi WhatAPrawn,

    As what my colleague has said a few months back. The AC791L is not affected by KRACK. :]

     

     

    - Jason N

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      WhatAPrawn
      Aspirant
      Apr 02, 2018
      JasonNwrote:

      Hi WhatAPrawn,

      As what my colleague has said a few months back. The AC791L is not affected by KRACK. :]

       

       

      - Jason N

      Thanks Jason - it feels like there's a disconnect here that's disconcerting. The reporting on KRACK descibes it as a near-universal problem. Can you give us some context to better understand why the Jetpack isn't affected? It'd go a long way to reassure.