Compromising of a Wi-Fi network

The aim of the activity is to demonstrate the possibilities of breaking some of the security standards of wireless Wi-Fi networks.

The attacker uses a device that intercepts radio traffic to capture communications, from which they attempt to guess the password used to secure the Wi-Fi network using various methods.

They will then try to decrypt the communications of other devices connected to the network.

What you will learn in this task

• Selected Wi-Fi network security standards.
• Wi-Fi interface modes.
• Tools for capturing and analyzing Wi-Fi traffic.
• Decrypting traffic using the Wireshark application in real time.

Ongoing tasks are

• WEP - capturing communication and determining the key
• WEP - using the captured key to decrypt communication in Wireshark
• WPA2 - capturing communication and determining the key
• WPA2 - using the captured key to decrypt communication in Wireshark

Workstations available for the task

• User + attacker – Kali OS

Network diagram

The maximum time required for the lab task is 45 minutes.