Mastering wireless penetration testing for highly secured environments : scan, exploit, and crack wireless networks by using the most advanced techniques from security professionals /
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| Author / Creator: | Johns, A. (Aaron), author. |
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| Imprint: | Birmingham, England : Packt Publishing, 2015. ©2015 |
| Description: | 1 online resource (220 pages). |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Community Experience Distilled Community experience distilled. |
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| Format: | E-Resource Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11305794 |
Table of Contents:
- Cover; Copyright; Credits; About the Author; About the Reviewers; www.PacktPub.com; Table of Contents; Preface; Chapter 1: Preparing for an Effective Wireless Penetration Test; Benefits; Value and loyalty; Expertise and skills; Who should read this book; What is Kali Linux?; Downloading Kali Linux; Installing Kali Linux in VMware Player; Updating Kali Linux; Wireless penetration tools; HashCalc; NetStumbler; inSSIDer; Kismet; WEPCrack; Aircrack-ng; Metasploit; Nessus; Armitage; Nmap; Wireshark; Scapy; Wireless terminologies; Why can't I use my built-in Wi-Fi chipset in my laptop?
- How can I determine whether my Wi-Fi chipset can be used?Wireless hardware; Wireless models; Three wireless models; Alfa AWUS036NHR; Alfa AWUS036H; TL-WN722N; Summary; Chapter 2: Wireless Security Testing; Wireless penetration testing methodology; Why should I follow this methodology?; Wireless attacks and penetration steps; Wireless attacking techniques and methods; Access control attacks; War driving; Rogue access points; Ad hoc associations; MAC spoofing; 802.11 RADIUS cracking; Confidential attacks; Eavesdropping; WEP key cracking; Evil twin AP; AP Phishing; The man-in-the-middle attack.
- Credential attacksCredential harvester; Phishing; Authentication attacks; Shared key guessing; PSK cracking; Sniffing application credentials; Cracking domain accounts; VPN login cracking; 802.11 identify theft; 802.11 password guessing; 802.11 LEAP cracking; 802.11 EAP downgrade attack; Issues with wireless networks; Prevention; Summary; Chapter 3: Footprinting and Reconnaissance; What is footprinting and reconnaissance?; Wireless network discovery; Nmap; Nmap commands; Zenmap; Wireless scanning; Passive scanning; Active scanning; How scanning works; Sniffing wireless networks.
- The Wireshark applicationEttercap; dsniff; Identifying your targets; Protecting/preventing yourself from attacks; Summary; Chapter 4: Penetrating Wireless Networks; Planning an attack; What you'll need for the attack; The plan for attacking wireless networks; Wireless password cracking; WEP encryption; Cracking WEP encryption; Cracking WPA and WPA2 encryption; What is Reaver?; How does Reaver work?; Protecting yourself against Reaver; WPA/WPA2 cracking results; Spoofing your MAC address; Protect yourself from wireless attacks; Summary; Chapter 5: Gaining Access to the Network.
- Identifying hostsNetwork mapping tools; Determining the network size; Determining network size in Kali Linux; Detecting vulnerable hosts; Preventing against threats; Prevention of identifying hosts; Preventing others from determining your network size; Protection of vulnerable hosts; Summary; Chapter 6: Vulnerability Assessment; Planning an assessment; Components of a vulnerability assessment plan; Planning process of a vulnerability assessment; Setting up a vulnerability scanner; Downloading Nessus; Installing Nessus; Running the vulnerability scanner; Generating reports.