performing-wifi-password-cracking-with-aircrack

name	performing-wifi-password-cracking-with-aircrack
description	Captures WPA/WPA2 handshakes and performs offline password cracking using aircrack-ng, hashcat, and dictionary attacks during authorized wireless security assessments to evaluate passphrase strength and wireless network security posture. . Use when working with performing wifi password cracking with aircrack.
domain	cybersecurity
tags	["network-security","wifi","aircrack-ng","wpa2","wireless-security"]
subdomain	network-security
version	1.0
author	oyi77
license	Apache-2.0
nist_csf	["PR.IR-01","DE.CM-01","ID.AM-03","PR.DS-02"]

Performing Wifi Password Cracking With Aircrack

Overview

Cybersecurity skill for performing wifi password cracking with aircrack. Follows industry best practices and security standards.

When to Use

Trigger phrases:

• "performing wifi password cracking with aircrack"

• "Captures WPA/WPA2 handshakes and performs offline password cracking using aircra"

• Assessing the strength of WPA/WPA2/WPA3 passphrases during authorized wireless penetration tests

• Testing whether wireless networks are using weak or default passwords that can be cracked offline

• Capturing and analyzing 4-way handshakes to evaluate wireless authentication security

• Demonstrating the risks of WEP, weak WPA2 passphrases, and PMKID-based attacks to stakeholders

• Validating that enterprise wireless networks use 802.1X/EAP instead of pre-shared keys

Do not use against wireless networks without explicit written authorization, for disrupting wireless communications, or for capturing handshakes of networks you do not have permission to test.

When NOT to Use

• When you lack proper authorization for testing
• For production systems without change management
• When the task requires legal or compliance expertise beyond technical scope

Prerequisites

• Written authorization specifying in-scope SSIDs and wireless networks
• Wireless adapter with monitor mode and packet injection support (Alfa AWUS036ACH, Alfa AWUS036ACM, or similar)
• Kali Linux with aircrack-ng suite, hashcat, and hcxtools installed
• Password wordlists (rockyou.txt, SecLists, or custom organization-specific lists)
• GPU-capable system for hashcat acceleration (optional but recommended for large wordlists)

Workflow

# Example: IOC detection
import re

IOC_PATTERNS = {
    "ip": r"\b(?:\d{1,3}\.){3}\d{1,3}\b",
    "domain": r"\b[a-z0-9-]+\.[a-z]{2,}\b",
    "hash_md5": r"\b[a-f0-9]{32}\b",
    "hash_sha256": r"\b[a-f0-9]{64}\b",
}

def extract_iocs() -> :
     {k: re.findall(v, text)  k, v  IOC_PATTERNS.items()}