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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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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

The four stages of report writing

The reporting phase is often underestimated in its importance and considered as the boring, though necessary, part of a penetration test. Of course, the discovery and attack phases are the core and most exciting parts as it is when the penetration tester's technical skills are applied in practice. Penetration testers could be very skilled and might do an excellent job, but if they somehow fail to communicate their achievements to the customer effectively, their job is (at least in part) in vain.

Writing good reports is a required ability, almost an art, for penetration testers, and as for all the skills, can be improved through practice.

The process of writing a professional penetration test report comprises four stages:

  • Report planning

  • Information collection

  • Writing the first draft

  • Reviewing and finalization

Report planning

In the first stage, report planning, we define the objectives, the target audience and the contents of the report, as well as the estimated...

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