Let's BackTrack

In my previous blog post, I mentioned about one method of being able to crack the encryption on one's WiFi making use of Aircrack. Aircrack is a network software that allows the user to be able to recover those keys once enough packets have been captured. Also, this software is included in an OS (or operating system, much like how we mostly use Windows 7) called BackTrack. BackTrack is a Lunix based OS, designed for penetration testing. Which is essentially what  a white hat does as I mentioned in a past blog. This short video simply highlights what the latest version of BackTrack has in store. What's also interesting is that this operating system is free to the public to download and use. 

(A 2 minute video about Backtrack 5)

(Source:http://www.backtrack-linux.org/)

In this next video, this individual will demonstrate the use of Aircrack and will show you the process of actually cracking the encryption of a WPA encryption and making use of a Dictionary-attack. That is, an attack that goes through all the words in the dictionary as a password. To help clarify a few other things before-hand, the person mentions Airodump. Which in a nutshell, is a packet sniffer which is a software that basically captures packets (little bits of information) being sent and received. The user (in the video) also mentions WPA handshake. That is, the process of how two entities communicate to one another. 

(A 5 minute video demonstrating a dictionary attack)

Works Cited
Darkaudax. "Aircrack-ng." Airodump-ng []. N.p., 05 Aug. 2012. Web. 20 Feb. 2013.
Franklin, Curt, and Dave Coustan. "How Operating Systems Work." HowStuffWorks. N.p., n.d. Web. 20 Feb. 2013. Rouse, Margaret. "Dictionary Attack." What Is ? N.p., Oct. 2005. Web. 20 Feb. 2013. "What Is Linux and Why Is It so Popular?" HowStuffWorks. N.p., n.d. Web. 20 Feb. 2013. "WPAÂ Handshake." WPA Handshake. N.p., n.d. Web. 20 Feb. 2013.