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aircrack-ng

Complete suite for monitoring, attacking, testing, and cracking WiFi networks, including WEP and WPA/WPA2-PSK.

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aircrack-ng -w {wordlist} {capture-file}
🌍 wordlist → /usr/share/wordlists/rockyou.txt 🌍 capture-file → handshake.cap 
aircrack-ng -w {wordlist} {capture-file}

Sandbox: execFile · Timeout: 3600s

Capabilities

network.manipulation.sniff
network.crack.wep
network.crack.wpa
network.deauth
network.monitor

Parameters

Name Type Required Default Description Aliases
wordlist file No - Path to dictionary file for WPA/WPA2-PSK cracking -w, --wordlist
attack-mode string No - Attack mode flag -a, --attack-mode
essid string No - Target network ESSID -e, --essid
bssid string No - Target network BSSID -b, --bssid
password string No - WPA password to test -p, --password
show boolean No - Show known keys in capture -s, --show
quiet boolean No - Quiet mode, suppress output -q, --quiet
korps boolean No - Enable KoreK attacks for WEP -K, --korps
strength integer No - WEP key strength in bits (40/104) -S, --strength
fudge integer No - Fudge factor for PTW attack -f, --fudge
g boolean No - GUI mode -g
h boolean No - Display help -h
i boolean No - WEP key index -i
j boolean No - Output hash in hccapx format -j
l boolean No - Write key to file -l
n boolean No - Use PTW attack -n
t boolean No - WEP40/WEP104 selection -t
z boolean No - Use 64-bit WEP attack -z

Artifacts

TypeDescriptionMIMESchemaTrust
wireless.crack.keyCracked WEP or WPA keytext/plain-verified
wireless.capture.pcapCaptured wireless packetsapplication/vnd.tcpdump.pcap-verified

Contract

Inputs

wireless.capture.file

Packet capture file (.cap or .pcap)

wordlist.file

Dictionary file for password cracking

Outputs

wireless.crack.key

Cracked WPA passphrase or WEP key

wireless.crack.hccapx

Hashcat-compatible hash file

Side effects: network_trafficnetwork_trafficraw_socket_access

Workflow Edges

Produces

wireless.crack.keywireless.crack.hccapx

Consumes

wireless.capture.filewordlist.file

Resource Profile

ResourceValue
CPUhigh
Memory256 MB
Networklow
Disk I/Omedium

Examples

Crack WPA2 handshake using dictionary

aircrack-ng -w /usr/share/wordlists/rockyou.txt handshake.cap

Crack WEP capture using PTW attack

aircrack-ng -a 1 -b 00:11:22:33:44:55 wep.cap

Show known keys in capture file

aircrack-ng -s capture.cap

Crack WPA with specific ESSID

aircrack-ng -w wordlist.txt -e MyNetwork handshake.cap

Crack WEP with KoreK attacks

aircrack-ng -K -b 00:11:22:33:44:55 wep.cap

Show all IVs and AP information

aircrack-ng capture.cap

Convert capture to hccapx format

aircrack-ng -j hash.hccapx handshake.cap

Crack with quiet mode and automatic detection

aircrack-ng -q -w wordlist.txt handshake.cap

Documentation

Aircrack-ng — WiFi Security Suite

Aircrack-ng is a complete suite of tools for assessing WiFi network security. It focuses on different areas of WiFi security: monitoring, attacking, testing, and cracking. It supports WEP and WPA/WPA2-PSK key recovery.

Key Components

  • aircrack-ng: WEP/WPA key cracker
  • airmon-ng: Enable/disable monitor mode on wireless interfaces
  • airodump-ng: Packet capture for raw 802.11 frames
  • aireplay-ng: Packet injection for deauth and replay attacks
  • airdecap-ng: Decrypt WEP/WPA captures with known key

Cracking Modes

Mode Flag Description
PTW -a 1 Standard WEP cracking (PTW attack)
KoreK -a 1 -K KoreK attacks for difficult WEP
WPA-PSK -a 2 -w Dictionary attack on WPA handshake
WPA-PTK -a 2 -p WPA with known password test

Usage Workflow

# 1. Enable monitor mode
airmon-ng start wlan0

# 2. Capture handshake
airodump-ng -c 6 --bssid 00:11:22:33:44:55 -w capture wlan0mon

# 3. Crack the handshake
aircrack-ng -w /usr/share/wordlists/rockyou.txt capture-01.cap

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References