In this article, we will discuss wireless penetration testing and the tools used in it. Penetration testing is attacking a computer system or network to find security vulnerabilities. By identifying and exploiting these vulnerabilities, you can improve the security of your systems and networks.
To do this effectively, you need to know what tools and techniques are available to you and how to use them. We will go over some of the most popular tools and techniques used for wireless penetration testing in this post.
Wireless Penetration Testing Tools
ne of the most important tools in your arsenal for wireless penetration testing is a good wireless adapter. A quality wireless adapter will allow you to see and capture all the traffic transmitted over the airwaves. It will also give you the ability to inject packets into the network, which can be useful for performing man-in-the-middle attacks.
There are many different wireless adapters available on the market, so it’s important to choose one suited for your needs. If you are only going to be using it for penetration testing, you may want to consider purchasing an adapter that supports packet injection.
Alfa AWUS036H
The Alfa AWUS036H has been around for a long time and is still one of the best wireless adapters you can buy. It supports packet injection, which makes it useful for penetration testing. The only downside to this device is that its antennas have to be plugged in manually each time you want to use them (which can get annoying).
If you don’t mind spending a little more money on your adapter, then the Ubiquiti Networks UAP-AC-M should be at the top of your list. It comes with two Ethernet ports and an internal antenna that doubles as a range extender when connected via a USB port on your computer or laptop (which is nice because it eliminates clutter from having wires all over your desk). This device also supports packet injection but does not have a monitor mode.
Monitor Mode:
A method of operation where packets are not processed by the network interface card (NIC) as they arrive at it. Instead, they remain in their raw form until another computer program retrieves them from memory and processes them accordingly.
Packet Injection:
The process of sending spoofed data through an open port on a target system. So that it can be interpreted by other computers connected to that particular network segmentation point or switch/router combination device, which is responsible for routing traffic between segments within larger networks (such as those found inside office buildings).
UAP-AC-M
The UAP-AC-M comes with two Ethernet ports. Port A is the WAN (wide area network) port, and port B can be used as a LAN (local area network) or DMZ (demilitarized zone) port.
-Wireless penetration testing can help you identify security issues with your wireless network before an attacker does.
-The UAP-AC-M comes with two ethernet ports. Port A is the WAN (wide area network) port, and port B can be used as a LAN (local area network) or DMZ (demilitarized zone) port.
-The UniFi USG Pro has four-gigabit ethernet ports: two for WAN connections, one for LAN connection, and one for DMZ connection.
-Noise reduction can be achieved by using directional antennas, or you could use a low noise amplifier (LNA).
Conclusion:
We would like to conclude by saying that this is just one of many ways to perform wireless penetration testing. There are many more tools than what we’ve listed here, but these should be sufficient for most people.
