312-50V12 · Question #228
During a red team engagement, an ethical hacker is tasked with testing the security measures of an organization's wireless network. The hacker needs to select an appropriate tool to carry out a…
The correct answer is B. bettercap. bettercap is the appropriate tool for performing session hijacking and security analysis on a WPA-PSK wireless network due to its comprehensive Man-in-the-Middle capabilities.
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- AHetty
- Bbettercap
- CDroidSheep
- DFaceNiff
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(39 responses)- A15% (6)
- B77% (30)
- C5% (2)
- D3% (1)
Why each option
bettercap is the appropriate tool for performing session hijacking and security analysis on a WPA-PSK wireless network due to its comprehensive Man-in-the-Middle capabilities.
Hetty is primarily a HTTP toolkit for web traffic manipulation and interception, not designed for low-level wireless network attacks like session hijacking in a WPA-PSK environment.
bettercap is a robust, modular, and portable Man-in-the-Middle (MITM) framework that supports various network attacks, including Wi-Fi deauthentication, ARP spoofing, and packet capture. These features allow it to intercept and manipulate traffic on a WPA-PSK network to perform session hijacking and subsequent analysis, making it suitable for an ethical hacker's needs.
DroidSheep is an Android application specifically designed for session hijacking on unencrypted (open) Wi-Fi networks and does not provide the capabilities needed for attacking WPA-PSK protected networks.
FaceNiff is an Android application for capturing social media sessions, primarily on unencrypted Wi-Fi networks, and lacks the advanced features required for attacking WPA-PSK secured wireless networks.
Concept tested: Wireless network attack tools and techniques
Source: https://www.bettercap.org/
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