Certified Ethical Hacker v11 312-50v11 – Question340

An attacker identified that a user and an access point are both compatible with WPA2 and WPA3 encryption. The attacker installed a rogue access point with only WPA2 compatibility in the vicinity and forced the victim to go through the WPA2 four-way handshake to get connected. After the connection was established, the attacker used automated tools to crack WPA2-encrypted messages.
What is the attack performed in the above scenario?

A.
Cache-based attack
B. Timing-based attack
C. Downgrade security attack
D. Side-channel attack

Correct Answer: D