How to Crack WPA/WPA2 Encryption using Aircrack-ng

Introduction

The weakness in the WPA/WPA2 security protocol is that the encrypted password is shared in what is known as the 4-way handshake.

The 4-way handshake is the process of exchanging 4 messages between an access point (authenticator) and the client device (supplicant) to generate some encryption keys which can be used to encrypt the data sent over the wireless network.

When a client authenticates to the access point (AP), the client and the AP go through a 4-step process …

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