What is the attack performed in the above scenario?

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

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Answer: A