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312-50V9 · Question #299

Which of the following is a passive wireless packet analyzer that works on Linux-based systems?

The correct answer is D. Kismet. Kismet is a passive wireless network detector and packet sniffer built for Linux that captures 802.11 frames without transmitting any traffic.

Hacking Wireless Networks

Question

Which of the following is a passive wireless packet analyzer that works on Linux-based systems?

Options

  • ABurp Suite
  • BOpenVAS
  • Ctshark
  • DKismet

How the community answered

(46 responses)
  • A
    2% (1)
  • B
    2% (1)
  • C
    4% (2)
  • D
    91% (42)

Why each option

Kismet is a passive wireless network detector and packet sniffer built for Linux that captures 802.11 frames without transmitting any traffic.

ABurp Suite

Burp Suite is a web application security testing proxy used to intercept and manipulate HTTP/HTTPS traffic, not a wireless packet analyzer.

BOpenVAS

OpenVAS is an open-source vulnerability scanning framework used to identify security weaknesses in networked hosts, not a packet capture tool.

Ctshark

tshark is the command-line interface for Wireshark and performs general wired and wireless packet capture, but it is not specifically designed as a passive wireless analyzer the way Kismet is.

DKismetCorrect

Kismet is a dedicated passive wireless network detector, packet sniffer, and intrusion detection system designed for Linux. It operates in monitor mode, capturing 802.11 wireless frames without injecting any traffic onto the network, making it the definitive tool for passive wireless analysis among the choices.

Concept tested: Passive wireless packet analysis tools on Linux

Source: https://www.kismetwireless.net/docs/readme/

Topics

#Kismet#wireless analyzer#passive scanning#packet capture

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