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Kali Linux Wireless Penetration Testing Cookbook

By : Sean-Philip Oriyano
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Kali Linux Wireless Penetration Testing Cookbook

By: Sean-Philip Oriyano

Overview of this book

More and more organizations are moving towards wireless networks, and Wi-Fi is a popular choice. The security of wireless networks is more important than ever before due to the widespread usage of Wi-Fi networks. This book contains recipes that will enable you to maximize the success of your wireless network testing using the advanced ethical hacking features of Kali Linux. This book will go through techniques associated with a wide range of wireless penetration tasks, including WLAN discovery scanning, WEP cracking, WPA/WPA2 cracking, attacking access point systems, operating system identification, vulnerability mapping, and validation of results. You will learn how to utilize the arsenal of tools available in Kali Linux to penetrate any wireless networking environment. You will also be shown how to identify remote services, how to assess security risks, and how various attacks are performed. By finishing the recipes, you will feel confident conducting wireless penetration tests and will be able to protect yourself or your organization from wireless security threats.
Table of Contents (8 chapters)

Selecting the Bluetooth hardware

Let's really take a look in this section at some of the hardware and components and other items that can be used to improve as well as operate with Bluetooth technologies effectively. You will find, when we go through our exploration of some of the different Bluetooth hardware, that conceptually a lot of it is the same as what we have in Wi-Fi technology, but not all of it is identical. However, whether the concept is the same or different than what we see in Wi-Fi, we will cover it nonetheless, just to ensure that you know and are aware of what components come over to Bluetooth and which ones do not.

First of all, let's note that most systems nowadays, whether it be a laptop computer or a desktop system or any mobile device such as a tablet or smart phone, all essentially ship with Bluetooth capabilities built-in right at the factory...