How to Speed up the WPA/WPA2 Password Cracking Process using Cowpatty

Cowpatty, by Joshua Wright, is a tool that automates offline dictionary attacks for cracking WPA2-PSK passwords. Cowpatty supports using a pre-computed hash file rather than a plain-text word file.

This can speed up the obtaining process of the “lost” WPA/WPA2 key of your access point. Pre-computed hash files are used to accelerate password brute force when cracking WPA.

They do this by eliminating the need to …

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