• Cracks WEP and WPA/WPA2-PSK keys
• Uses various attack methods, including FMS, KoreK, and PTW
• Can crack keys without authenticated clients using fragmentation and chopchop attacks

It mainly focuses on 4 areas :

1. Monitoring : Captures cap, packet, or hash files.
2. Attacking : Performs deauthentication or creates fake access points.
3. Testing : Checking the wifi cards or driver capabilities.
4. Cracking : Various security standards like WEP or WPA PSK.

1. Cracking WEP keys : Aircrack-ng can crack WEP keys using statistical mathematical analysis.
2. Cracking WPA/WPA2 PSK keys : Aircrack-ng can perform dictionary attacks to crack WPA/WPA2 PSK keys.
3. Packet sniffing : Tools like airodump-ng can sniff wireless packets and store them in various formats, allowing compatibility with other software.
4. Rogue Access Point (AP) : Airbase-ng can create a rogue AP, collecting ARP packets to recover the key when a client tries to reconnect.
5. Wireless card server : airserv-ng allows multiple wireless programs to use a card independently.
6. WiFi network security assessment : Aircrack-ng covers various aspects of WiFi security, including detection, packet sniffing, and cracking WEP and WPA/WPA2-PSK keys. It supports raw monitoring mode for 802.11a, 802.11b, and 802.11g traffic and is available for both Linux and Windows.

Aircrack-ng is a comprehensive suite of tools for 802.11 wireless network security auditing and cracking. Here are some examples of its usage :

Capturing Packets

Cracking WEP

Cracking WPA/WPA2

Using Precomputed Hashes

Starting WPA Handshake Capture

These examples demonstrate various uses of Aircrack-ng, including packet capture, WEP and WPA/WPA2 cracking, and using precomputed hashes. Always ensure you have the necessary permissions and follow local laws and regulations when conducting wireless network security audits.

• Iwconfig
• Airmon-Ng
• Airodump-Ng
• Aircrack-Ng
• Aireplay-Ng
• Airdecap-Ng
• Airtun-Ng
• Airolib-Ng
• Airbase-Ng

Terminal Installation Commands ...

1. Install Dependencies : Use your package manager to install required tools like autoconf, automake, libtool, and openssl.
2. Download Aircrack-ng : Get the latest version from the official site.
3. Compile and Install :

$ tar -zxvf aircrack-ng-<version>.tar.gz

$ cd aircrack-ng-<version>

$ autoreconf -i

$ ./configure

$ make

$ sudo make install

4. Verify Installation : Run aircrack-ng in the terminal.

GUI Installation Steps ...

Linux :

1. Download Aircrack-ng : Visit the official website and download the latest version of Aircrack-ng.
2. Install Dependencies : Ensure you have the required dependencies installed, such as Autoconf, Automake, Libtool, OpenSSL development packages, and others listed on the installation guide.
3. Compile and Install :
• Extract the downloaded file.
• Navigate to the extracted folder in your terminal.
• Run the following commands:

$ autoreconf -i

$ ./configure --with-experimental

$ make

$ make install

4. GUI Setup : Aircrack-ng itself doesn't come with a GUI by default, but you can use third-party tools like Fern WiFi Cracker or Wireshark for graphical interfaces.

Windows :

1. Download Aircrack-ng : Visit the official website and download the Windows installer.
2. Install Dependencies : Ensure you have WinPcap installed (if not, download it from its official site).
3. Install Aircrack-ng : Run the installer and follow the prompts.
4. Verify Installation : Open Command Prompt, type aircrack-ng, and press Enter to confirm it’s installed.

MacOS :

1. Install Xcode : Download Xcode from the Mac App Store and install it.
2. Install Command Line Tools : Open Xcode, go to Preferences > Downloads, and install the Command Line Tools.
3. Install MacPorts : Download and install MacPorts from its official site.
4. Install Aircrack-ng : Open Terminal and run:sudo port install aircrack-ng
sudo port install aircrack-ng
5. Verify Installation : Type aircrack-ng in Terminal to check.

Terminal Uninstallation Commands ... GUI Uninstallation Steps ...

Linux :

1. Using apt (Debian-based systems like Ubuntu, Kali Linux, etc.) Open a terminal and run :

$ sudo apt-get remove --auto-remove aircrack-ng

This will remove the package along with any dependencies.

2. Using make uninstall (if installed from source) If you installed Aircrack-ng manually, navigate to its directory :

$ cd /opt/aircrack-ng/

$ sudo make uninstall

This will remove the compiled files.

3. Using package manager (for other distributions)
• Fedora : sudo dnf remove aircrack-ng
• Arch Linux : sudo pacman -R aircrack-ng
• OpenSUSE : sudo zypper remove aircrack-ng

Windows

1. Locate the Installation Folder : Navigate to the folder where Aircrack-ng was installed ( usually in C:\Program Files or C:\Program Files (x86) ).
2. Delete the Folder : Manually delete the Aircrack-ng folder.
3. Remove Environment Varaibles : If you added Aircrack-ng to your system's PATH, remove it :
• Right-click on "This PC" > Properities > Advanced System Settings > Environment Variables.
• Find and delete the Aircrack-ng entry under "System Variables."
4. Optional Cleanup : Use a registery cleaner to remove leftover entries.

MacOS :

1. Uninstall via Homebrew (if installed using Homebrew) : brew uninstall aircrack-ng
2. Manual Removal :
• Delete the Aircrack-ng files from /usr/local/bin or whenever it was installed.
• Remove any configuration files from ?usr/local/etc or /Library/Application Support.