What’s the difference between a rogue access point and an evil twin?

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So far from what I’ve understood is that they’re both illegitimate access points designed to trick users into connecting in an attempt to steal their data, so what’s the difference?

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A rogue access point is an illegitimate access point plugged into a network to create a bypass from outside into the legitimate network. By contrast, an evil twin is a copy of a legitimate access point.

Evil Twin is a kind of Rogue AP.

The most common Rogue AP is an ilegitimate AP that is plugged in a network to create a bypass from outside into the legitime network.

An Evil Twin is a copy of a legitimate AP. The target is different. It tries to hook clients to connect to the fake network to steal information, but is a kind of Rogue AP too

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