March 2015
Intermediate to advanced
214 pages
4h 29m
English
book
Kali Linux: Wireless Penetration Testing Beginner's Guide - Second Edition
by Cameron Buchanan, Vivek Ramachandran
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Chapter 3. Bypassing WLAN Authentication
"A false sense of security is worse than being unsure." | ||
| --Anonymous | ||
A false sense of security is worse than being insecure, as you may not be prepared to face the eventuality of being hacked.
WLANs can have weak authentication schemas that can be easily broken and bypassed. In this chapter, we will take a look at the various basic authentication schemas used in WLANs and learn how to beat them.
In this chapter, we will take a look at the following topics:
- Uncovering hidden SSIDs
- Beating MAC filters
- Bypassing Open Authentication
- Bypassing Shared Key Authentication
Hidden SSIDs
In the default configuration mode, all access points send out their SSIDs in Beacon frames. This allows clients in the vicinity to discover ...
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