

WiFi Adapterīefore we start working with Aircrack, you will need a WiFi adapter. Aircrack-ng is an updated version of an older tool called Aircrack. Aircrack also comes pre-installed in Kali Linux. The ‘NG’ in Aircrack-ng stands for “new generation”. Aircrack supports almost all the latest wireless interfaces.Īircrack is open-source, and can work on Linux, FreeBSD, macOS, OpenBSD, and Windows platforms. The main purpose of Aircrack is to capture the packets and read the hashes out of them in order to crack the passwords. These tools include a detector, packet sniffer, WEP/WPA cracker, and so on.

It works primarily Linux but also Windows, OS X, FreeBSD, OpenBSD, NetBSD, as well as Solaris and even eComStation 2.īefore we look at Aircrack in detail, here are a few terms you should know.

A lot of GUIs have taken advantage of this feature. Cracking: WEP and WPA PSK (WPA 1 and 2)Īll tools are command line which allows for heavy scripting.Testing: Checking WiFi cards and driver capabilities (capture and injection).

