Python: Penetration Testing for Developers

Wireless attacks

Up to this point, you have seen various sniffing techniques which gather information. In this section, you'll see how wireless attacks take place, which is a very important topic in pentesting.

The deauthentication (deauth) attacks

Deauthentication frames fall under the category of the management frame. When a client wishes to disconnect from AP, the client sends the deauthentication frame. AP also sends the deauthentication frame in the form of a reply. This is the normal process, but an attacker takes advantage of this process. The attacker spoofs the MAC address of the victim and sends the deauth frame to AP on behalf of the victim; because of this, the connection of the client is dropped. The aireplay-ng program is the best ...