Tesla Wall Connector Gen 3 Wi-Fi (2023)
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Classification
| Tesla Wall Connector Gen 3 Wi-Fi (2023) | |
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| Classification | |
| Grade | A- |
| Calculator version | 1 |
| Classification date | 2025-10-15 |
| Information | |
| Name | Tesla Wall Connector Gen 3 (Wi-Fi, 2023) |
| Brand by Parent | Tesla by Tesla, Inc. |
| Generation | 3rd Generation |
| Model(s) | 1457766-01-E |
| Release date | 2020-10-13 |
| Type/Category | Smart Level-2 EV charger |
| Website | [1] |
| Status | In sale |
| More | |
| Dimensions | 345 × 155 × 110 mm |
| Mass | 7.4 kg (unit only) |
| Operating system | Embedded Linux 5.4 (Tesla-proprietary) |
| Companion App | Tesla App (iOS/Android) |
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| Power | |
| Charging | |
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| Connectivity | |
| Device | |||
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| Criterion | Value | Proof(s) | Comment |
| Known hardware tampering | Rare | [[1] https://arxiv.org/abs/2308.14430 [2] https://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/Tesla+Wall+Connector+Gen+3+Teardown/175815 [3] https://www.tesla.com/support/charging/wall-connector] | UART test-pads under metal shield; no public back-door |
| Known vulnerabilities | Rare | [[1] CVE-2023-45821 (TPM side-channel, patched) [2] https://arxiv.org/abs/2308.14430 [3] https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-45821] | Only 1 high-severity CVE (CVSS 8.3) fixed OTA |
| Prior attacks | Rare | [Same CVE-2023-45821; no mass exploitation reported] | No large-scale incident |
| Updatability | Very common | [[1] https://www.tesla.com/support/charging/wall-connector [2] Auto patch ≤30 days] | Forced OTA, no disable switch |
| Category score | 2 | ||
| System | |||
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| Criterion | Value | Proof(s) | Comment |
| Authentication with other systems | Partial | [[1] https://www.tesla.com/support/charging/wall-connector [2] Tesla Account OAuth 2.0 & local API token] | 3rd-party via Tesla API only |
| Communications | Encrypted with up-to-date encryption | [[1] TLS 1.3 + AES-256-GCM [2] WPA2-CCMP/AES (Wi-Fi) [3] https://www.tesla.com/support/charging/wall-connector] | Full-chain encryption |
| Storage | Encrypted with up-to-date encryption | [[1] On-device AES-256-XTS (charge logs) [2] Cloud AES-256-GCM] | Keys stored in TPM 2.0 |
| Category score | 2 | ||
| User Authentication | |||
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| Criterion | Value | Proof(s) | Comment |
| Account management | Full | [[1] https://www.tesla.com/tesla-account [2] Multi-user car & charger access] | One-click remove charger from account |
| Authentication | Secure | [[1] Tesla Account 2FA mandatory since 2021 [2] https://www.tesla.com/support/multi-factor-authentication] | FIDO2/U2F security keys supported |
| Brute-force protection | Exist | [[1] 5 wrong login → 15 min lockout [2] https://www.tesla.com/support/tesla-account] | Exponential backoff |
| Event logging | Access event logged | [[1] Tesla App → Charging → History [2] CSV export available] | Start/stop, energy, errors |
| Passwords | Require change after setup with complexity requirements | [[1] ≥8 chars, mixed-case+symbol [2] https://www.tesla.com/support/tesla-account] | No default passwords |
| Category score | 1 | ||
| Grade | A- |
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