If there is Piata Scanner for scanning and cracking mass SSH (Secure Shell), there is also Wifite.py for mass WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) and WPA (Wi-Fi Protected Access) cracking. Wait, wait… say what??
You read me right! There is Wifite.py for mass WEP and WPA cracking. Wifite.py is a cool tool coded in python which makes cracking WIFI passwords and security easier. It can be executed by using the command line python wifite.py or ./wifite.py. To see a list of command lines with detailed information for the script, you can just type in the terminal ./wifite.py –help or python wifite.py –help.
The tool is customizable to be automated with only a few arguments. Cool ey? Yeah, but it should always be noted that it requires Aicrack-ng suite which is used for auditing wireless networks and also needs macchanger which is of course available via apt-get install.
What makes this tool easier is that it also has a GUI mode which runs by default after executing the script if it has a python-tk module. So far, the tool works good on my Backtrack 5 R1 and my Ubuntu 10.04 and a must have for Wi-Fi ninja geeks out there. It also works great with Blackbuntu. Not to mention that it also has a built in updater and can be updated by the command line ./wifite.py –upgrade or python wifite.py –upgrade.
Wifite.py was also mentioned in New York Times' article "New Hacking Tools Pose Bigger Threats to Wi-Fi Users" last February 16, 2011.
If you want to download the python script, click here.
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4 comments:
I'm sorry to comment about this post, I am just wondering what the objective of rootcon is? Is it to encourage offensive or defensive hacking? I don't want to write more words here, I guess their enough already to imply what I am concerned of.
Aside from aircrack-ng it also requires airmon-ng to make your wifi in monitor mode.. this only requires to distro with out a default airmon-ng installed...
There's a good quote for this one "Know Your Enemy. Think Like One of Them. Defend Your Network." The fear of knowing might lead to something else but knowing what it can do will help other people know how to do some counter attack / measures.
@packetcatcher,
The purpose of my article was to demystify a simplified tool which can obviously be used by script kiddies. I want to tell to the people that this exist so that they will be aware. In my next blog, I will talk about security tips and how to prevent attacks like these
@Jerald,
airmon-ng comes with aicrack-ng. They come together after installing the said suite.
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