312-50V12 · Question #314
Morris, an attacker, wanted to check whether the target AP is in a locked state. He attempted using different utilities to identify WPS-enabled APs in the target wireless network. Ultimately, he succe
The correct answer is A. wash. Morris successfully used the wash command-line utility to discover WPS-enabled access points because wash is specifically designed for scanning and identifying Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) enabled APs.
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- Awash
- Bnet view
- Cmacof
- Dntptrace
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Morris successfully used the `wash` command-line utility to discover WPS-enabled access points because `wash` is specifically designed for scanning and identifying Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) enabled APs.
`wash` is a specialized command-line utility commonly used in wireless security assessments to scan for and identify access points with Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) enabled, displaying their BSSID, channel, and WPS status. This functionality directly fulfills the attacker's objective of discovering WPS-enabled APs.
`net view` is a Windows command used to display network resources like computers and shared folders, not for scanning wireless networks or discovering WPS-enabled APs.
`macof` is a network utility designed to flood a switched network with random MAC addresses for MAC flooding attacks, not for wireless network discovery or WPS scanning.
`ntptrace` is a utility used to trace the Network Time Protocol (NTP) server hierarchy, which is unrelated to wireless network scanning or WPS discovery.
Concept tested: Wireless Protected Setup (WPS) discovery tools
Source: https://www.kali.org/tools/reaver/
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