Wi-Fi Penetration Testing

Purpose

Assess wireless network security by testing encryption strength, capturing authentication handshakes, and exploiting vulnerabilities in Wi-Fi implementations. This skill covers reconnaissance, pre-connection attacks, encryption cracking, and post-connection exploitation techniques for comprehensive wireless security auditing.

Prerequisites

Required Hardware

• Wireless adapter supporting monitor mode and packet injection
• Recommended chipsets: Atheros AR9271, Realtek RTL8812AU, Alfa AWUS036ACH
• Computer running Kali Linux or similar penetration testing OS

Required Tools

# Core wireless tools
sudo apt-get install aircrack-ng wireshark reaver