The Toolkit
Wireless Attacks
Wireless attacks are their own discipline because the medium is different: the traffic is in the air, anyone in range can listen, and getting at it means putting a compatible adapter into monitor mode. This category covers the Wi-Fi side — discovering networks, capturing the handshakes that protect them, and cracking the keys — plus a broader sensor that watches far more than just Wi-Fi.
A supported wireless adapter that can enter monitor mode is the one hardware requirement here; without it the airwaves stay closed.
| Tool | Source | What it’s for |
|---|---|---|
| aircrack-ng | official | The complete Wi-Fi auditing suite — capture, inject, and crack. |
| wifite | official | Automated wireless auditing — wraps the aircrack suite into one command. |
| kismet | official | Wireless detector and sniffer covering Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and more. |
All live under Security → Wireless Attacks. For the software-defined-radio side of the spectrum, see Software Defined Radio.