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WPA2 Handshake Capture and Offline Cracking
WPA2 Handshake Capture and Offline Cracking An attacker captures the WPA2 handshake (the join step) and then tries to crack the passphrase offline. A long, random passphrase that is in no wordlist makes this attack fail . A short or common one (12345678, password) is cracked fast. WPA2 itself is not
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What it is
An attacker captures the WPA2 handshake (the join step) and then tries to crack the passphrase offline.
The key lesson
A long, random passphrase that is in no wordlist makes this attack fail.
A short or common one (12345678, password) is cracked fast.
Why it matters for security
WPA2 itself is not broken. A weak password is the problem. Use a long passphrase.
Learn more in the lesson: 25.3 WPA2 Handshake Capture and Offline Cracking