(Series) Ethical Hacking 101 with Linux — 10. Cracking WiFi networks
As you know, the most common wireless technology is WiFi. You as a hacker should be able to scan for and successfully connect to the devices that use WiFi network from your Linux system.
This post is a chapter of “Ethical Hacking 101 with Linux” (see the full list).
Terminologies
Let us first get familiar with basic Wi-Fi terms for better understanding.
AP (Access Point) The wireless device users connect to for internet access
SSID (Service Set Identifier) The name of the network
BSSID (Basic Service Set Identifier) The unique identifier of each AP like the MAC address of the device
ESSID (Extended Service Set Identifier) Used for multiple APs in a wireless local area network (LAN)
Channels On which WiFi can operate in one of 14 channels (1–14)
Modes Three modes: managed, master, and monitor
Frequency WiFi operates on 2.4GHz and 5GHz. Modern WiFi APs and wireless cards can use both frequencies.
Security Security protocols for WiFi: (1) Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP), can…
