Aircrack-ng
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About
Aircrack-ng is ranked #11 of 34 in penetration testing software on Inferse. It runs on Linux, macOS, Self-hosted, Windows. There is a free plan.
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Facts
- Purpose
- Aircrack-ng is a suite of tools for assessing Wi-Fi network security.aircrack-ng.org · 29 Sept 2026
- Monitoring
- Its monitoring tools capture packets and export data to text files for processing with third-party tools.aircrack-ng.org · 29 Sept 2026
- Testing
- The suite checks wireless cards and driver capabilities for capture and injection.aircrack-ng.org · 29 Sept 2026
- Cracking
- The suite includes tools for cracking WEP and WPA PSK keys, including WPA 1 and 2.aircrack-ng.org · 29 Sept 2026
- Command line
- All tools are command-line programs, which the project says allows heavy scripting.aircrack-ng.org · 29 Sept 2026
- Toolset
- The documented tools include packet capture, frame injection and replay, monitor-mode control, wireless-network graphing, and WEP/WPA/WPA2-PSK key cracking.aircrack-ng.org · 29 Sept 2026
- Platforms
- The project says it works primarily on Linux and also lists Windows, macOS, FreeBSD, OpenBSD, NetBSD, Solaris, and eComStation 2.aircrack-ng.org · 29 Sept 2026
- Windows limitation
- The compatibility page says Microsoft Windows is only supported with Airpcap, and the Windows 1.7 download requires users to develop their own wireless-card DLLs, which are not included or supported.aircrack-ng.org · 29 Sept 2026
- Hardware compatibility
- The project says not all wireless chipsets are supported, and some functions may not work even with a supported chipset.aircrack-ng.org · 29 Sept 2026
- License
- Aircrack-ng is open source under GPL v2, BSD 3 Clause, and OpenSSL licenses, and it can be compiled without OpenSSL if that license is not accepted.aircrack-ng.org · 29 Sept 2026
- Security reporting
- The project requests coordinated disclosure of security issues by email and says not to open bug reports or pull requests for those reports.aircrack-ng.org · 29 Sept 2026
- Supported versions
- The security policy says only the latest stable release is supported.aircrack-ng.org · 29 Sept 2026
- Support
- The project directs users to its wiki, tool documentation, manpages, FAQ, troubleshooting pages, forum, and IRC, and says it does not provide support over email.aircrack-ng.org · 29 Sept 2026
- Responsible use
- The getting-started guide says the project does not support or endorse accessing networks that do not belong to the user and warns that illegal activity can result in a permanent ban from its forum or IRC.aircrack-ng.org · 29 Sept 2026
- Release
- The downloads page lists Aircrack-ng 1.7 as the source release and Windows binary.aircrack-ng.org · 29 Sept 2026
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Sources
- aircrack-ng.org· checked 29 Sept 2026
- aircrack-ng.org/documentation.html· checked 29 Sept 2026
- aircrack-ng.org/downloads.html· checked 29 Sept 2026
- aircrack-ng.org/doku.php· checked 29 Sept 2026
- aircrack-ng.org/license.html· checked 29 Sept 2026
- aircrack-ng.org/security.html· checked 29 Sept 2026
- aircrack-ng.org/support.html· checked 29 Sept 2026
- aircrack-ng.org/doku.php· checked 29 Sept 2026
