Attack
Once reconnaissance has been performed, exploitation must be performed for proof of concept. If the attack is being performed as part of a red team or wider assessment, then exploitation should be performed to gain access to the network as surreptitiously as possible.
In our attacking phase, we will explore the following:
- Cracking the encryption
- Attacking the infrastructure
- Compromising clients
- Finding vulnerable clients
- Finding unauthorized clients
Cracking the encryption
The first step is to retrieve the keys for any vulnerable networks identified. If networks with WEP exist, perform the WEP-cracking methods explained in Chapter 4, WLAN Encryption Flaws. If WPA2-secured systems are present, you have two choices. If aiming to be stealthy, arrive ...
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