In the last video we discussed how to crack WEP password protected WI-FI, but now we discuss on WPA.
WPA, short for Wi-Fi Protected Access, is tougher to crack. WPA2 was later added, making it even more difficult by toughening the encryption used on the traffic from your computer to the router. This makes it much more difficult for bad actors to intercept and trick your internet traffic into going places other than where you intend. If you have the choice, this is definitely an improvement over WEP, so use this at a minimum, preferably WPA2 if you have the option. Some routers also will give an option of TKIP vs. AES, use AES if you have the choice, it’s more secure.
But now, WPA is being cracked by a new tool released called Reaver, which allows cracking attempts on the WiFi Protected Setup (WPS), which is a tool on many newer wireless routers that allows a shorter passphrase to be entered, but also allows brute-force attacks to be much easier, since fewer characters would be required to crack. Since it affects many models of wireless router, manufacturers will be working on patches.
Reaver performs a brute force attack against an access point’s WiFi Protected Setup pin number. Once the WPS pin is found, the WPA PSK can be recovered and alternately the AP’s wireless settings can be reconfigured.
Advantages :On average Reaver will recover the target AP’s plain text WPA/WPA2 passphrase in 4-10 hours, depending on the AP. In practice, it will generally take half this time to guess the correct WPS pin and recover the passphrase.
Video on how to hack WPA password: Hack WPA/WPA2 using Reaver
Video on how to hack WEP password: Hack Wi-Fi
WPA, short for Wi-Fi Protected Access, is tougher to crack. WPA2 was later added, making it even more difficult by toughening the encryption used on the traffic from your computer to the router. This makes it much more difficult for bad actors to intercept and trick your internet traffic into going places other than where you intend. If you have the choice, this is definitely an improvement over WEP, so use this at a minimum, preferably WPA2 if you have the option. Some routers also will give an option of TKIP vs. AES, use AES if you have the choice, it’s more secure.
But now, WPA is being cracked by a new tool released called Reaver, which allows cracking attempts on the WiFi Protected Setup (WPS), which is a tool on many newer wireless routers that allows a shorter passphrase to be entered, but also allows brute-force attacks to be much easier, since fewer characters would be required to crack. Since it affects many models of wireless router, manufacturers will be working on patches.Reaver performs a brute force attack against an access point’s WiFi Protected Setup pin number. Once the WPS pin is found, the WPA PSK can be recovered and alternately the AP’s wireless settings can be reconfigured.
Advantages :On average Reaver will recover the target AP’s plain text WPA/WPA2 passphrase in 4-10 hours, depending on the AP. In practice, it will generally take half this time to guess the correct WPS pin and recover the passphrase.
Video on how to hack WPA password: Hack WPA/WPA2 using Reaver
Video on how to hack WEP password: Hack Wi-Fi
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