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Mastering Kali Linux for Advanced Penetration Testing – Fourth Edition

You're reading from   Mastering Kali Linux for Advanced Penetration Testing – Fourth Edition Become a cybersecurity ethical hacking expert using Metasploit, Nmap, Wireshark, and Burp Suite

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Product type Paperback
Published in Feb 2022
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781801819770
Length 572 pages
Edition 4th Edition
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Vijay Kumar Velu Vijay Kumar Velu
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Table of Contents (17) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Goal-Based Penetration Testing 2. Open-Source Intelligence and Passive Reconnaissance FREE CHAPTER 3. Active Reconnaissance of External and Internal Networks 4. Vulnerability Assessment 5. Advanced Social Engineering and Physical Security 6. Wireless and Bluetooth Attacks 7. Exploiting Web-Based Applications 8. Cloud Security Exploitation 9. Bypassing Security Controls 10. Exploitation 11. Action on the Objective and Lateral Movement 12. Privilege Escalations 13. Command and Control 14. Embedded Devices and RFID Hacking 15. Other Books You May Enjoy
16. Index

Wireless reconnaissance

The first step in conducting a wireless attack is to conduct reconnaissance—this identifies the exact target AP and highlights the other wireless networks that could impact testing.

If you are using a USB-connected wireless card to connect to a Kali virtual machine, make sure that the USB connection has been disconnected from the host operating system and attached to the virtual machine. If you are using VirtualBox, select the Kali Linux virtual machine, then click on Settings. Select the USB category, then click on the USB icon with the + symbol, then select the USB wireless or Bluetooth adapter. This should disconnect the USB from the host operating system and attach it to your VirtualBox. Similarly, for VMware, click on the VM from the main menu, click Removable devices, and select your wireless or Bluetooth device.

Next, determine which wireless interfaces are available by running iwconfig from the command line, as shown in Figure 6.1:

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