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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 6. Attacking the Client

 

"Security is just as strong as the weakest link."

 
 --Famous Quote in Information Security Domain

Most penetration testers seem to give all their attention to the WLAN infrastructure and don't give the wireless client even a fraction of that. However, it is interesting to note that a hacker can gain access to the authorized network by compromising a wireless client as well.

In this chapter, we will shift our focus from the WLAN infrastructure to the wireless client. The client can be either a connected or isolated unassociated client. We will take a look at the various attacks that can be used to target the client.

We will cover the following topics:

  • Honeypot and Misassociation attacks

  • The Caffe Latte attack

  • Deauthentication and disassociation attacks

  • The Hirte attack

  • AP-less WPA-Personal cracking