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Labs / WiFi Password Cracker

  • Daily Challenge
  • Released 25 Aug 2025

📡 Can you crack this WPA handshake and breach the wireless network?

📶 Master professional WiFi security assessment techniques used by penetration testers worldwide
🔓 Learn systematic dictionary attacks against WPA/WPA2 encrypted wireless networks
🛡️ Discover how weak passwords make even strong encryption protocols vulnerable
🎯 Develop essential wireless security skills for real-world network assessments

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Solution Available
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Start Lab Environment

Launch your dedicated AWS machine to begin hacking

~1-2 min setup
AWS dedicated
Private instance
Industry standard
Daily Challenge

📡 Wireless Network Security: WPA Handshake Analysis

WiFi password cracking represents a critical skill in wireless security assessment. This challenge introduces you to the techniques used to analyze WPA handshakes and perform dictionary attacks against wireless networks.

🔍 What You'll Learn
  • ✓ WPA/WPA2 handshake analysis
  • ✓ Dictionary attack methodologies
  • ✓ Wireless security assessment tools
  • ✓ Network packet interpretation
🎯 Challenge Overview

You'll analyze a captured WPA handshake from a wireless network and use various cracking tools and techniques to recover the network password through systematic dictionary attacks.

Security Context: WPA handshake cracking is a fundamental technique in wireless penetration testing, helping security professionals identify weak passwords and improve network security posture.

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