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Kali Linux: Wireless Penetration Testing Beginner's Guide - Second Edition
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Kali Linux: Wireless Penetration Testing Beginner's Guide - Second Edition

by Cameron Buchanan, Vivek Ramachandran
March 2015
Intermediate to advanced
214 pages
4h 29m
English
Packt Publishing
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Attack

Once reconnaissance has been performed, exploitation must be performed for proof of concept. If the attack is being performed as part of a red team or wider assessment, then exploitation should be performed to gain access to the network as surreptitiously as possible.

In our attacking phase, we will explore the following:

  • Cracking the encryption
  • Attacking the infrastructure
  • Compromising clients
  • Finding vulnerable clients
  • Finding unauthorized clients

Cracking the encryption

The first step is to retrieve the keys for any vulnerable networks identified. If networks with WEP exist, perform the WEP-cracking methods explained in Chapter 4, WLAN Encryption Flaws. If WPA2-secured systems are present, you have two choices. If aiming to be stealthy, arrive ...

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ISBN: 9781783280414