Wi-Fi Network Security Auditing Tools

Aircrack-ng is a wireless security auditing suite used for monitoring, attacking, testing, and cracking wireless network encryption keys and passwords. It functions as an 802.11 packet analysis tool, a wireless frame injection tool, and a network mapper to identify vulnerabilities and active clients within a wireless environment. The suite includes a dedicated WPA/WPA2 password cracker that recovers network keys by analyzing captured handshakes through dictionary and brute-force attacks. It enables the construction and transmission of fabricated 802.11 packets to trigger specific network resp

Fluxion is a wireless security auditing framework that tests WPA/WPA2 networks by capturing handshakes and deploying rogue access points with captive portals. It operates by deauthenticating clients from legitimate access points, forcing them to reconnect to a cloned network where a fake authentication page collects the network passphrase. The tool distinguishes itself through a plugin-based attack lifecycle with mandatory hook functions for consistent execution, multilingual metadata scripts that load attack descriptions based on locale, and a handshake verification pipeline that validates c

airgeddon is a bash-based wireless network audit suite and security toolkit for Linux. It serves as a framework for testing wireless vulnerabilities and verifying network configurations across various encryption standards, including WPA, WEP, and WPS. The project functions as an orchestration layer that integrates a collection of third-party wireless security tools. It features a modular approach to attack vectorization, coordinating tasks such as evil twin simulations with captive portals, WPA handshake interception, and the execution of WPS vulnerability tests. Its capabilities cover a bro

Hijacker is a Wi-Fi security auditing suite designed for scanning wireless networks, capturing traffic, and recovering credentials. It provides a set of tools for detecting nearby access points and clients, intercepting WPA handshakes, and recovering WPA and WEP passwords. The project features a visual security audit interface that allows for the execution of specialized tools without using a command-line terminal. It includes a dedicated WPS pin recovery tool for extracting access point pins using pixie-dust attacks via external adapters. The toolkit covers network reconnaissance, including

This project is a WPA Wi-Fi cracking toolkit designed for capturing authentication handshakes and recovering WPA/WPA2 passwords. It provides specialized utilities for scanning wireless networks, obfuscating hardware addresses, and generating password lists to facilitate security audits. The toolkit differentiates itself through a focused workflow that combines handshake capture tools with a password wordlist generator. It enables the interception of the four-way authentication process between wireless clients and access points and utilizes these captured credentials for recovery via dictionar

This project is custom firmware for ESP8266 hardware that transforms the microcontroller into a wireless security audit platform. It functions as a deauthentication tool and a wireless network simulator designed for security testing and auditing. The software enables the generation of synthetic beacon frames to create multiple fake network identifiers and sends raw management frames to force devices to disconnect from wireless access points. These capabilities allow for the simulation of deceptive wireless environments and the testing of network resilience against management frame attacks. T

This project is a wireless network security toolkit designed for monitoring wireless traffic and exploiting vulnerabilities in network authentication protocols. It provides a suite of tools for scanning networks, capturing authentication handshakes, and testing the security of wireless access points. The toolkit includes a password wordlist generator to create custom lists for offline key recovery and a handshake cracker to recover encrypted keys using brute-force methods. It also features a vulnerability scanner specifically for testing the security of the Wireless Protected Setup pin system

Wifite2 is an automated wireless network security auditor and password recovery suite. It coordinates multiple external auditing tools to scan for wireless networks and execute attacks to recover WEP, WPA, and WPS passwords. The project specializes in a variety of encryption attack vectors, including the interception of four-way handshakes and PMKID hash extraction for offline cracking. It provides dedicated capabilities for breaking legacy WEP encryption via fragmentation and packet replay, as well as recovering wireless keys through WPS PIN brute-force and Pixie-Dust attacks. The tool auto

WiFiBroot is a command-line utility designed for wireless network security auditing and penetration testing. It focuses on the evaluation of WPA and WPA2 network security by capturing authentication handshakes and testing the resilience of access points and connected clients. The tool incorporates a deauthentication attack framework that forces client disconnections to facilitate the interception of handshake data. It utilizes stateful reconstruction to assemble complete cryptographic exchanges from fragmented wireless traffic, which are then used for offline credential recovery. The softwar

ESP32Marauder is a suite of specialized firmware images and tools designed for wireless network auditing, packet sniffing, and Bluetooth scanning on ESP32 hardware. It functions as a wireless penetration tool used to analyze network security and monitor signal traffic. The project includes capabilities for capturing wireless handshakes and simulating access points to test infrastructure resilience. It also features a Bluetooth low energy scanner used to identify hardware signatures and detect unauthorized signals or skimming devices. The firmware supports broader security operations includin

Wifiphisher is a modular security framework designed for wireless penetration testing and social engineering auditing. It functions as a platform for security professionals to assess the resilience of Wi-Fi networks by simulating unauthorized access, performing man-in-the-middle interceptions, and executing credential-harvesting scenarios. The tool distinguishes itself through its ability to combine rogue access point deployment with dynamic phishing interfaces. By forcing wireless clients to associate with deceptive infrastructure, the framework can capture network metadata and inject it int

ESP32-DIV is a handheld wireless pentesting platform designed for analyzing and disrupting a wide range of wireless protocols. It functions as a multi-band radio analyzer, RFID and NFC tag manipulator, and GPS wardriving logger, providing a unified interface for security auditing and signal research. The project distinguishes itself through a modular radio abstraction that allows switching between Wi-Fi, BLE, Sub-GHz, RFID/NFC, and infrared hardware modules. It features a touch-driven TFT interface for navigating toolsets and managing signal profiles, as well as the ability to emulate Bluetoo

Pwnagotchi is an AI-powered wireless auditor and handshake capture tool that uses deep reinforcement learning to autonomously collect wireless security handshakes and crackable key material. It serves as an automation framework for network instrumentation, adapting its operational parameters based on the local wireless environment to maximize data collection. The system distinguishes itself through distributed coordination, allowing multiple hardware units to share presence and divide wireless channels to optimize collective capture and perform distributed wireless mapping. It incorporates ge