Cracking Wep Keys With BackTrack Article at HellBound Hackers. This is my first tutorial....
I hope this helps all of you that just don\'t know where to start or don\'t know how to crack wep... What you will need * 1 copy of BackTrack 3 *newest release* (GOOGLE IT) * 1 wireless router * Laptop with wireless capabilities/wireless card -- There are a few cards that can\'t do the injection!!! * A secure place to work (so you don\'t disturb other AP\'s) In order to crack a WEP key you must have a large number of encrypted packets to work with. *********************************************************************** Here are some things you need to know before you get confused When you see this (device) or (bssid) you DON\'T put the ( )!!! Now before we start we need to make a txt file in the home folder.
Ok let\'s start! *open up 3 shell konsoles by clicking the little black box next to the start button. * The first thing were going to do is stop the device aka ethernet card airmon-ng stop ath0 * Lets start seeing what AP\'s are there airodump-ng (device) Cheatsheet : Cracking WEP with Backtrack 4 and aircrack-ng. I know, there a probably already a zillion number of websites that show how to crack WEP.
So I guess this will be website zillion+1 learning how to audit your own WEP security. To be honest, the main reason I’m putting this info on this blog because I just wanted it as a quick reference- or cheatsheet, in case I forget some about particular commands/parameters again :-) And why rely on other websites that may or may not be reachable when you need them :-) Scenario 1 : WEP encryption, OPEN Authentication, MAC filtering enabled, active client on network The AP in my testlab uses MAC filtering and is configured to use WEP, using OPEN Authentication Method. In this scenario, I have 2 clients that are currently connected to the wireless network. My auditor laptop (and old IBM T22) runs backtrack beta 4, and has a PCMCIA network card (Proxim, Atheros chipset) and a Dlink USB Wireless Adapter (DWL-G122). The process of cracking the wep key for this scenario is First, list the adapters :
Cracking WEP Using Backtrack: A Beginner’s Guide. This tutorial is intended for user’s with little or no experience with linux or wifi.
The folks over at remote-exploit have released “Backtrack” a tool which makes it ridiculously easy to access any network secured by WEP encryption. This tutorial aims to guide you through the process of using it effectively. Required Tools You will need a computer with a wireless adapter listed hereDownload Backtrack and burn it’s image to a CD BACKTRACK is a bootable live cd with a myriad of wireless and tcp/ip networking tools. Tools Overview Kismet – a wireless network detector and packet snifferairmon – a tool that can help you set your wireless adapter into monitor mode (rfmon)airodump – a tool for capturing packets from a wireless router (otherwise known as an AP)aireplay – a tool for forging ARP requestsaircrack – a tool for decrypting WEP keysiwconfig – a tool for configuring wireless adapters. Glossary of Terms. [HOW-TO] Metasploit attack on Win 7 x86/x64 - Detailed for beginners.
Download BT4. BackTrack 5 comes in several flavours and architectures.
The following page will help you choose the right version for you. Although registration is not required, we would certainly appreciate it – and it would also give us the opportunity to update you when there are important BackTrack updates or news. BackTrack 5 is OUTDATED and no longer supported – Downloads have been discontinued . Please check the KALI LINUX project instead. I’ve downloaded my BackTrack image, now what ? If you are unsure of what to do after you have downloaded your copy of BackTrack, we suggest you head on to our BackTrack Wiki which contains step by step instructions on how to get up and running with BackTrack. Need a real world penetration testing course? Perhaps you are an experienced penetration tester who needs to go a step further?
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