If it isn't available you'll have to buy an external one. Some computers have network cards capable of this from the factory.

A wireless adapter capable of injection/monitor mode.

You need, obviously Kali Linux (at least 2016.2) installed and working.

that their Wi-Fi password is really weak and shameful.

You need to know that dictionary based attacks needs a good dictionary, otherwise this kind of attacks are generally innefective as not everybody uses only numbers as passwords and that's precisely one of the goals of this article: you can warn clients, friends etc. This is just a tutorial with educational purposes that shows how to execute dictionary attacks to a normal Wi-Fi network easily with Kali Linux and Aircrack. You won't magically have free Wi-Fi for the rest of your life, if that's what you're looking for. What's a dictionary attackĪ dictionary attack is a method that consists of breaking into a password-protected computer or server (in this case a Wi-Fi network) by systematically entering every word in a dictionary as a password. In this tutorial you will learn how to perform a very simple dictionary attack to a Wi-Fi network using Aircrack in Kali Linux. Our intention is to comply with any and all applicable laws.

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