Complete Guide
⚡ Intermediate

Wireless Penetration Testing

Comprehensive WiFi, Bluetooth, and RF security assessment guide covering WPA/WPA2/WPA3 cracking, evil twin attacks, BLE exploitation, WPS attacks, captive portal bypass, and cutting-edge wireless attacks.

Legal Warning

Wireless attacks can affect nearby networks. Only perform these attacks on networks you own or have explicit written authorization to test. Unauthorized wireless attacks are illegal.

What You'll Learn

  • Monitor mode and packet capture
  • WPA/WPA2 handshake cracking
  • Evil twin and rogue AP attacks
  • WPA-Enterprise exploitation
  • Bluetooth & BLE attacks
  • WPS exploitation and Pixie Dust
  • KRACK and advanced WPA3 attacks

Methodology Overview

Guide Sections

01

Setup

Interface configuration, monitor mode, and hardware requirements.
02

Reconnaissance

Network discovery, hidden SSID revealing, and client enumeration.
03

WPA Cracking

4-way handshake capture, PMKID attacks, and password cracking.
04

Evil Twin

Rogue access points, captive portals, and credential harvesting.
05

Enterprise

Attacking WPA-Enterprise, RADIUS, and EAP authentication.
06

Deauth Attacks

Forced disconnection, jamming, and denial of service techniques.
07

WEP Cracking

Legacy attacks against WEP encryption (IV capture and replay).
08

WPA3 & Wi-Fi 6

SAE authentication, OWE, and Wi-Fi 6E security enhancements.
09

SDR & RF Hacking

Software Defined Radio, signal analysis, and replay attacks.
10

Bluetooth & BLE

BLE MITM, BlueBorne exploitation, device tracking, and impersonation.
11

WPS Attacks

Pixie Dust, Reaver, PIN brute force, and WPS vulnerability exploitation.
12

Captive Portal Bypass

MAC spoofing, DNS tunneling, SSL tricks, and detection evasion.
13

Advanced Attacks

KRACK, FragAttacks, mesh networks, covert channels, and drone hijacking.
14

Tools & Hardware

40+ essential tools, WiFi adapters, SDR hardware, and Bluetooth devices.

Related Wireless Topics

Bluetooth & Zigbee

IoT wireless protocols, BLE attacks, and Zigbee exploitation.

RFID & NFC

Physical access control, card cloning, and proximity attacks.

Ready to Begin?

Start by setting up your wireless interface in monitor mode.

Start the Guide

⚠️ Legal Disclaimer

Wireless attacks can affect nearby networks and devices. Only perform these attacks on networks you own or have explicit written authorization to test.

Related Topics

Physical Security

Often combined with wireless attacks for full physical/digital assessments.

Internal Network Pentesting

Post wireless compromise, pivot to internal network testing.

IoT Pentesting

Many IoT devices use WiFi, Bluetooth, Zigbee, and other wireless protocols.

Lab Setup

Build isolated wireless labs for safe practice.