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==Generating Raw Wordlists== | ==Generating Raw Wordlists== | ||
You can create a raw wordlist using | You can create a raw wordlist using Cewl. You feed it a URL, it crawls the page, and it builds wordlists from the result. Be patient and choose your max depth wisely. | ||
More information on basic usage of Cewl: [[Cewl]] | |||
More on processing the output of Cewl to make wordlists more useful: [[Cewl/Wordlists]] | More on processing the output of Cewl to make wordlists more useful: [[Cewl/Wordlists]] | ||
Revision as of 19:52, 16 August 2015
The Basics
To crack a WPA passphrase with aircrack is pretty simple, as long as the password is in the wordlist you feed aircrack.
$ aircrack-ng -w my_wordlist.txt my_capfile.cap
The Tricks
The tricks are all related to how you pick your wordlist.
Generating Raw Wordlists
You can create a raw wordlist using Cewl. You feed it a URL, it crawls the page, and it builds wordlists from the result. Be patient and choose your max depth wisely.
More information on basic usage of Cewl: Cewl
More on processing the output of Cewl to make wordlists more useful: Cewl/Wordlists