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Kali Linux Wireless Penetration Testing Beginner???s Guide - Third Edition

By : Cameron Buchanan, Daniel W. Dieterle, Vivek Ramachandran
Book Image

Kali Linux Wireless Penetration Testing Beginner???s Guide - Third Edition

By: Cameron Buchanan, Daniel W. Dieterle, Vivek Ramachandran

Overview of this book

As wireless networks become ubiquitous in our lives, wireless penetration testing has become a key skill in the repertoire of the professional penetration tester. This has been highlighted again recently with the discovery of the KRACK attack which enables attackers to potentially break into Wi-Fi networks encrypted with WPA2. The Kali Linux security distribution comes with a myriad of tools used for networking attacks and detecting security loopholes. Kali Linux Wireless Penetration Testing Beginner's Guide, Third Edition has been updated to Kali Linux 2017.3 with the latest methodologies, including full coverage of the KRACK attack and how to defend against it. The book presents wireless pentesting from the ground up, introducing all elements of penetration testing with each new technology. You'll learn various wireless testing methodologies by example, from the basics of wireless routing and encryption through to detailed coverage of hacking methods and attacks such as the Hirte and Caffe Latte.
Table of Contents (21 chapters)
Kali Linux Wireless Penetration Testing Beginner's Guide Third Edition
Credits
Disclaimer
About the Authors
About the Reviewer
www.PacktPub.com
Customer Feedback
Preface
Index

Chapter 3. Bypassing WLAN Authentication

 

"A false sense of security is worse than being unsure."

 
 --Anonymous

A false sense of security is worse than being insecure, as you may not be prepared to face the eventuality of being hacked.

WLANs can have weak authentication schemas that can be easily broken and bypassed. In this chapter, we will take a look at the various basic authentication schemas used in WLANs and learn how to beat them.

In this chapter, we will take a look at the following topics:

  • Uncovering hidden SSIDs

  • Beating MAC filters

  • Bypassing Open Authentication

  • Bypassing Shared Key Authentication (SKA)