When a wireless device has default settings from manufacturer, some info can be inferred from it. From a security point of view this is a weakness, because malicious users can leverage this data to identify quicker the possible vulnerabilities linked…
Wi-Fi Protected Access 2 (WPA2) is one of the most widespread security standards for wireless networks. It has been replaced by more recent WPA3, but as of 2021 WPA2 is still more spread. This post explains briefly what is WPA2,…
What is a Wi-Fi Range Extender? A Wi-Fi range extender, also know as a Wi-Fi Booster or Wi-Fi repeater, is a device with two Wi-Fi radios that connects to a network while it rebroadcast what it receives. What is a…
This post explains how can we identify the model of a wireless router using Linux. Step by step 1. Set your wireless adapter in monitor mode Check this post about how to put a wireless adapter in monitor mode in…
Wireless network interface controllers (WNIC’s) can operate in different modes: Managed mode: the only packets that are received in the computer are the one directed to it. Promiscuous mode: it is a listening mode that exists for both wired and…
This post summarizes some tools for Wi-Fi Traffic Analysis. Some of the most populars are Wireshark and CommView for Wi-Fi. List of Wi-Fi Traffic Analysis Tools Tools for Wi-Fi Traffic Analysis: Software Applications CommView for WiFi Wireshark Pilot Tool OmniPeek…
For computer: Elcomsoft Wireless Security Auditor WepAttack ( Wesside-ng ( coWPAtty ( Reaver Pro ( WepCrackGui ( WEPCrack ( WepDecrypt ( Portable Penetrator () KisMAC () One of the most popular is Elcomsoft Wireless Security Auditor. For Desktop: WIBR…
Encryption algorithms: RC4 AES Encryption protocols: Temporal Key Integration Protocol (TKIP) Cipher-block Chaining Message authentication Protocol (CCMP) Wi-Fi security modes: WEP WPA WPA2 Authentication options supported by WPA, WPA2 and WPA3: Preshared key (PSK) or personal (PER) IEEE 802.1X or…