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Discover Hidden Wireless Network SSID (without any clients) If a WLAN is not configured to broadcast its SSID i.e. it has a hidden SSID the typical way to discover the SSID would be to use one of the following methods to capture the network’s SSID: Traditional SSID Enumeration (Wireless Client Required) Whilst out-of-the-scope of this…

WiFi Analyzer – Android Access Point Discovery Tool WiFi Analyzer is an open-source Android application that performs Wirelss Access Point discovery. Some of WiFi Analyzer’s features include: Download via the Google Play store (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.vrem.wifianalyzer) Project GitHub page: https://github.com/VREMSoftwareDevelopment/WiFiAnalyzer Running WiFi Analyzer The main Access Point (AP) discovery page details the following information in relation to…

Creating Multiple Fake Access Points with MDK4 Note: The only prerequisite for this task is that you must use a card capable of running in monitor mode. In our case we’re using a TP-LINK TL-WN722N wireless USB adapter (see https://wirelessdefence.co.uk/usb-wireless-adapters-for-wireless-wi-fi-hacking/ for a selection of cards that support monitor mode). To create our fake access points…

Vistumbler an open source wireless network scanner As detailed on the project homepage: https://www.vistumbler.net/ Vistumbler is wireless network scanner written in AutoIT for Windows . The main purpose of vistumbler is to map and visualise the access points around you based on the wireless and GPS data collected. Vistumbler appears to be the natural successor…

Wireless Tool File Types and File Extensions This page is provided as a quick reference guide for the various file extensions used in Wireless auditing and tools for combining/converting files between the various formats. Sorry this page is still a work in progress…

Kismet Wireless Discovery Tool Overview As detailed on the project homepage: https://www.kismetwireless.net/ Kismet is an open source sniffer, WIDS, wardriver, and packet capture tool for Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, BTLE, wireless thermometers, airplanes, power meters, Zigbee, and more. Kismet runs on Linux, macOS, and Windows via Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL). Kismet can operate both headless as…

VMWare Workstation Pro USB Wireless Adapter Troubleshooting Tips During our engagements we typically use a combination of: To that end here are a few VMWare wireless adapter troubleshooting tips for when VMWare is not able to identify you USB wireless adapter. Issue: USB Wireless Adapter is not being identified by VMWare Primary Troubleshooting Check: Try…

Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) Whilst wholly legacy now. No discussion of Wireless security would be complete without mentioning Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP). Introduced in 1997, WEP was the original security standard for wireless networks. Initial WEP implementations comprised of a 64-bit derivative, also referred to as 40-bit (as it utilised a 24 bit Initialisation Vector…

Our USB Wireless Adapters for Wireless / Wi-Fi Assessments The following USB Wireless cards are a selection of the ones we used to conduct our assessments / Penetration Tests. Each card’s specifications are listed below including RF bands and 802.11 standards the cards support. Note: All of the cards detailed below support working in monitor…

WPA, WPA2 & WPA3. What are they and what are their differences? WPA3 Wi-Fi Protected Access 3 (WPA3) is the latest and greatest iteration of WPA so far. It offers wholesale enhancements over both WPA and WPA2, some of the enhancements and new features include: Reference: WPA3 – Wi-Fi Alliance WPA3 Security Flaws WPA3 is…