The XSS Rat
CWAP · Module 09 — JWT & Authentication

Attack 2 — RS256 → HS256 algorithm confusion

Animated, step-by-step: turning a published public key into the signing key.
Module 09JWTKey confusionCritical
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◤ Attacker workstation

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you
idle
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◤ On the wire

◤ Server

key material
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waiting
attacker
server
hunter@cwap — bash
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