🎯 What You'll Learn
- Capture 4-way handshakes and PMKIDs
- Run dictionary and rule-based cracking
- Attack WPA2-Enterprise basics
- Assess passphrase strength realistically
Overview
WPA2 remains the most common Wi-Fi security and is only as strong as its passphrase. You capture handshakes and PMKIDs and crack them, including notes on enterprise variants.
Core Topics
- Handshake/PMKID capture
- Hashcat for Wi-Fi
- Enterprise considerations
- Defensive guidance
Prerequisites
A working KaliRange lab environment and comfort with the Linux command line.
Recommended Workflow
- Spin up the target in your KaliRange lab environment and confirm connectivity.
- Enumerate the target thoroughly before touching any exploit — information first.
- Reproduce each technique by hand so you understand why it works, not just the command.
- Capture evidence (commands, output, screenshots) as you go.
- Write a short note on how a defender would detect or prevent what you just did.
Only ever run these techniques against systems you own or have explicit written permission to test. Practise inside your own KaliRange lab.
Your Goal
Work through every task in your own lab, document your findings as you would on a real engagement, then note the defensive takeaways.
Ready to practise. Work through the steps above at your own pace, then move on to a related lab.