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GPEN · Question #150

Which of the following tools can be used to automate the MITM attack?

The correct answer is B. Airjack. Airjack is a wireless 802.11 packet injection toolkit specifically designed to automate man-in-the-middle attacks on wireless networks by sending deauthentication frames and intercepting traffic.

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Question

Which of the following tools can be used to automate the MITM attack?

Options

  • AHotspotter
  • BAirjack
  • CKismet
  • DIKECrack

How the community answered

(37 responses)
  • A
    8% (3)
  • B
    73% (27)
  • C
    5% (2)
  • D
    14% (5)

Why each option

Airjack is a wireless 802.11 packet injection toolkit specifically designed to automate man-in-the-middle attacks on wireless networks by sending deauthentication frames and intercepting traffic.

AHotspotter

Hotspotter is a tool that creates rogue access points by responding to client probe requests, functioning as an evil twin attack aid rather than a full MITM automation suite.

BAirjackCorrect

Airjack provides a suite of Linux device drivers and utilities that allow an attacker to inject arbitrary 802.11 frames, including disassociation and deauthentication packets, to force clients off a legitimate AP and redirect them through an attacker-controlled node. This makes it the primary tool for automating wireless MITM attacks. It was specifically designed for this offensive use case, unlike the other listed tools which serve passive or authentication-cracking purposes.

CKismet

Kismet is a passive wireless network detector and sniffer used for reconnaissance, and does not inject packets or automate MITM interception.

DIKECrack

IKECrack is an offline brute-force tool targeting IKE/IPSec pre-shared key authentication, unrelated to MITM attack automation.

Concept tested: Wireless MITM attack tools and 802.11 injection

Source: https://www.kali.org/tools/aircrack-ng/

Topics

#MITM automation#Airjack#wireless attack tools#network interception

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