"If I had eight hours to chop down a tree, I'd spend six hours sharpening my axe." | ||
--Abraham Lincoln, 16th US President |
Behind every successful execution is hours or days of preparation, and wireless penetration testing is no exception. In this chapter, we will create a wireless lab that we will use for our experiments in this book. Consider this lab as your preparation arena before you dive into real-world penetration testing!
Wireless penetration testing is a practical subject, and it is important to first set up a lab, where we can try out all the different experiments in this book in a safe and controlled environment. It is important that you set up this lab first before moving on in this book.
In this chapter, we will take a look at the following:
Hardware and software requirements
Installing Kali
Setting up an access point and configuring it
Installing the wireless card
Testing connectivity between the laptop and the access point
So let the games begin!