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GSNA · Question #198

John works as a professional Ethical Hacker. He has been assigned the project of testing the The description of the tool is as follows: Which of the following tools is John using to crack the…

The correct answer is D. AirSnort. AirSnort is a Linux-based WLAN WEP cracking tool that recovers encryption keys. AirSnort operates by passively monitoring transmissions. It uses Ciphertext Only Attack and captures approximately 5 to 10 million packets to decrypt the WEP keys. Answer: C is incorrect. Kismet is…

Network & Perimeter Auditing

Question

John works as a professional Ethical Hacker. He has been assigned the project of testing the The description of the tool is as follows:

Which of the following tools is John using to crack the wireless encryption keys?

Options

  • ACain
  • BPsPasswd
  • CKismet
  • DAirSnort

How the community answered

(62 responses)
  • A
    5% (3)
  • B
    16% (10)
  • C
    6% (4)
  • D
    73% (45)

Explanation

AirSnort is a Linux-based WLAN WEP cracking tool that recovers encryption keys. AirSnort operates by passively monitoring transmissions. It uses Ciphertext Only Attack and captures approximately 5 to 10 million packets to decrypt the WEP keys. Answer: C is incorrect. Kismet is an IEEE 802.11 wireless network sniffer and intrusion detection

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#AirSnort#WEP cracking#wireless encryption#wireless auditing tools

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