Aircrack-ng
Network Security 4 commands

Aircrack-ng

Complete suite for assessing WiFi network security. Includes monitoring, attacking, testing, and cracking capabilities.

wirelesswificrackingnetwork
Official docs

Installation

sudo apt install aircrack-ng
# or
brew install aircrack-ng

Commands & usage

4 entries
  • airmon-ng start wlan0

    Enable monitor mode

  • airodump-ng wlan0mon

    Capture packets

  • aireplay-ng -0 5 -a <BSSID> wlan0mon

    Deauthentication attack

  • aircrack-ng -w <wordlist> capture.cap

    Crack WPA handshake

Use cases

WiFi security testingWPA/WPA2 crackingNetwork monitoringWireless auditingPacket injection