Search icon CANCEL
Arrow left icon
Explore Products
Best Sellers
New Releases
Books
Videos
Audiobooks
Learning Hub
Conferences
Free Learning
Arrow right icon
Arrow up icon
GO TO TOP
Kali Linux Wireless Penetration Testing Cookbook

You're reading from   Kali Linux Wireless Penetration Testing Cookbook Identify and assess vulnerabilities present in your wireless network, Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth enabled devices to improve your wireless security

Arrow left icon
Product type Paperback
Published in Dec 2017
Publisher
ISBN-13 9781783554089
Length 216 pages
Edition 1st Edition
Arrow right icon
Author (1):
Arrow left icon
Sean-Philip Oriyano Sean-Philip Oriyano
Author Profile Icon Sean-Philip Oriyano
Sean-Philip Oriyano
Arrow right icon
View More author details
Toc

Creating a rogue access point

Another effective way to compromise or circumvent access control on a wireless network is to create what is known as a rogue access point. A rogue access point is simply a wireless access point that has been installed on a network without explicit permission or authorization from the owner or administrator of that network. In practice, a rogue access point can be put in place by a well-intentioned employee, or even a malicious party such as a disgruntled employee, or in an intruder.

An access point can come in one of two forms: it can be either a soft access point or some form of hard access point.

A soft access point is an access point that is created through software such as the types we have in Kali as well as other third-party applications. It can even be argued that the software present on smartphones creates a soft access point out of the smartphone...

lock icon The rest of the chapter is locked
Register for a free Packt account to unlock a world of extra content!
A free Packt account unlocks extra newsletters, articles, discounted offers, and much more. Start advancing your knowledge today.
Unlock this book and the full library FREE for 7 days
Get unlimited access to 7000+ expert-authored eBooks and videos courses covering every tech area you can think of
Renews at €18.99/month. Cancel anytime