Foundational Wireless Network Attacks (OSWP)

Learn to assess and exploit wireless network vulnerabilities. Gain hands-on experience in Wi-Fi security and penetration testing.

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Essential Skills Gained

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Proficiency in using Linux wireless tools, drivers, and stacks.

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Mastering Wireshark for packet analysis.

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Deploying and detecting rogue access points.

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Attacking WPA Enterprise networks and captive portals.

Format

  • Instructor-led
  • 5 days with lectures and hands-on labs.

Audience

  • Network administrators
  • IT professionals
  • Individuals beginning careers in cybersecurity or ethical hacking

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Course Outline

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IEEE 802.11

  • IEEE

  • 802.11 Standards and Amendments

  • Antenna Diversity vs MIMO

Wireless Networks

  • Overview

  • Infrastructure

  • Wireless Distribution Systems

  • Ad-Hoc Networks

  • Mesh Networks

  • Wi-Fi Direct

  • Monitor Mode

Wi-Fi Encryption

  • Open Wireless Networks

  • Wired Equivalent Privacy

  • Wi-Fi Protected Access

  • Wi-Fi Protected Access 3

  • Opportunistic Wireless Encryption

  • Wireless Protected Setup (WPS)

  • 802.11w

Linux Wireless Tools, Drivers, and Stacks

  • Loading and Unloading Wireless Drivers

  • Wireless Tools

  • Wireless Stacks and Drivers

Wireshark Essentials

  • Getting Started

  • Wireshark Filters

  • Wireshark at the Command Line

  • Remote Packet Capture

  • Advanced Preferences

Frames and Network Interaction

  • Packets vs Frames

  • 802.11 MAC Frames

  • Frame Types

  • Interacting with Networks

Aircrack-ng Essentials

  • Airmon-ng

  • Airodump-ng

  • Aireplay-ng

  • Aircrack-ng

  • Airdecap-ng

  • Airgraph-ng

Cracking Authentication Hashes

  • Aircrack-ng Suite

  • Custom Wordlists with Aircrack-ng

  • Hashcat

  • Airolib-ng

  • coW Patty

Attacking WPS Networks

  • WPS Technology Details

  • WPS Vulnerabilities

  • WPS Attack

Rogue Access Points

  • The Basics of Rogue Aps

  • Discovery

  • Creating a Rogue AP

Attacking WPA Enterprise

  • Basics

  • PEAP Exchange

  • Attack

Attacking Captive Portals

  • Basic Functionality

  • The Captive Portal Attack

  • Additional Behaviors Surrounding Captive Portals

Bettercap Essentials

  • Installation and Executing

  • Modules vs Commands

  • Wi-Fi Module

  • Additional Methods of Interacting with Bettercap

Kismet Essentials

  • Installation

  • Configuration Files

  • Starting Kismet

  • Web Interface

  • Remote Capture

  • Log Files

  • Exporting Data

Determining Chipsets and Drivers

  • Determining the Wireless Chipset

  • Determining the Wireless Driver

  • Example: Alfa AWUS036AC

Manual Network Connections

  • Connecting to an Access Point

  • Setting up an Access Point

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