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Using FernWi-Fi Cracker

Using FernWi-Fi Cracker - Linux Tutorial

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Using FernWi-Fi Cracker

- [Instructor] Kali comes with a number of tools for WiFi testing. One of them is the Fern WiFi Cracker. I'll select it from the Applications menu under the Main Wireless Attacks menu. The first thing I have to do is select the monitoring interface to use. Fern has detected the interfaces available and I just need to click on the one I want and select it. Fern will automatically put this into monitor mode and display a message when it's ready. Okay, I can now scan for access points. Fern will initialize its scanning engine and then start monitoring for access point broadcasts. It takes a couple of minutes to pick up all the networks. As it does so, it shows a message next to the WEP and WPA symbols showing what has been detected. It also maintains a database of networks and if one have been cracked, it will have its key stored. We can see there are no keys currently stored. Okay, I'll have a look at the WPA access…

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