Chapter 10. WPS and Probes
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This chapter incorporates the new techniques related to attacking WPS and probe monitoring and also covers the pineapple tool that makes much of wireless testing a lot easier. These attacks and tools have appeared since the publication of the original book, and we'll be making sure we're being as holistic as possible.
WPS attacks
Wireless Protected Setup (WPS) was introduced in 2006 to help users without wireless knowledge to have secure networks. The idea was that their Wi-Fi device would have a single hidden hardcoded value that would allow access with key memorization. New devices would be authenticated through a button press on the Wi-Fi router. Individuals outside ...
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