How Wi-Fi Hacking Works — WPA2 Cracking Explained

Wi-Fi Hacking — How WPA2 Cracking Works

Wi-Fi hacking involves capturing the 4-way handshake between a device and router, then cracking the password offline.

Wi-Fi Security Protocols

• WEP: Broken in seconds (deprecated)
• WPA: Vulnerable to dictionary attacks
• WPA2: Current standard, crackable with weak passwords
• WPA3: Latest, resistant to offline attacks

The Attack Process

1. Enable monitor mode: airmon-ng start wlan0
2. Scan networks: airodump-ng wlan0mon
3. Capture handshake using deauth attack
4. Crack with wordlist: aircrack-ng -w rockyou.txt capture.cap

Learn the complete process in our Network Hacking course.