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Kali Linux Wireless Penetration Testing Essentials

Kali Linux Wireless Penetration Testing Essentials

By : Marco Alamanni
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Kali Linux Wireless Penetration Testing Essentials

Kali Linux Wireless Penetration Testing Essentials

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By: Marco Alamanni
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Overview of this book

This book is targeted at information security professionals, penetration testers and network/system administrators who want to get started with wireless penetration testing. No prior experience with Kali Linux and wireless penetration testing is required, but familiarity with Linux and basic networking concepts is recommended.
Table of Contents (11 chapters)
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Preface
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Preface
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What this book covers
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What you need for this book
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Who this book is for
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Conventions
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Reader feedback
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Customer support
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1. Introduction to Wireless Penetration Testing
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1. Introduction to Wireless Penetration Testing
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Phases of penetration testing
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Summary
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2. Setting Up Your Machine with Kali Linux
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2. Setting Up Your Machine with Kali Linux
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Introduction to the Kali Linux distribution
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Installing Kali Linux
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Wireless adapter setup and configuration
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Summary
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3. WLAN Reconnaissance
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3. WLAN Reconnaissance
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Introduction to 802.11 standard and wireless LAN
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Wireless LAN scanning
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Wireless scanning with Kismet
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Summary
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4. WEP Cracking
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4. WEP Cracking
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An introduction to WEP
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WEP cracking with Aircrack-ng
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Summary
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5. WPA/WPA2 Cracking
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5. WPA/WPA2 Cracking
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An introduction to WPA/WPA2
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WPA cracking with the GPU
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WPA cracking with automated tools
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Summary
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6. Attacking Access Points and the Infrastructure
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6. Attacking Access Points and the Infrastructure
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Attacks against Wi-Fi Protected Setup
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Attacking WPA-Enterprise
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Denial of Service attacks
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Rogue access points
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Attacking AP authentication credentials
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Summary
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7. Wireless Client Attacks
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7. Wireless Client Attacks
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Honeypot access points and Evil Twin attacks
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Man-in-the-middle attacks
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The Caffe Latte attack
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The Hirte attack
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Cracking WPA keys without the AP
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Summary
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8. Reporting and Conclusions
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8. Reporting and Conclusions
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The four stages of report writing
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The report format
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Summary
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Conclusions
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A. References
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Chapter 1 – Introduction to Wireless Penetration Testing
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Chapter 2 – Setting Up Your Machine with Kali Linux
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Chapter 3 – WLAN Reconnaissance
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Chapter 4 – WEP Cracking
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Chapter 5 – WPA/WPA2 Cracking
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Chapter 6 – Attacking Access Points and the Infrastructure
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Chapter 7 – Wireless Client Attacks
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Chapter 8 – Reporting and Conclusions
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Index
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Index

Chapter 5. WPA/WPA2 Cracking

In this chapter, we will examine the Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA/WPA2) protocol and take a look at the techniques and the tools to recover the encryption key.

The topics covered are as follows:

  • An introduction to WPA/WPA2
  • WPA cracking with Aircrack-ng
  • WPA cracking with Cowpatty
  • WPA cracking with the GPU
  • WPA cracking with automated tools
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Programming languages
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