Aircrack-ng is an 802.11 WEP and WPA-PSK keys cracking program that can recover keys once enough data packets have been captured. It implements the standard FMS attack along with some optimizations like KoreK attacks, as well as the all-new PTW attack, thus making the attack much faster compared to other WEP cracking tools.
In fact, Aircrack-ng is a set of tools for auditing wireless networks.
If you are impatient and want to know how to get started, jump to the Getting Started Tutorial.
Aircrack-ng is the next generation of aircrack with lots of new features:
Note: Check trac for planned and requested features
| 03 February 2010 | Monthly news | As promised, here is the monthly news in the blog. |
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| 20 January 2010 | Wiki and Trac search engine | Wiki and Trac implements OpenSearch and it can be added to your browser. You can read more in the blog. |
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| 03 January 2010 | Happy new year, news, etc … | You can read more in the blog. |
| 30 November 2009 | New version of Slitaz Aircrack-ng released | A new version of the Slitaz Aircrack-ng Distribution has been released. |
Latest version: 1.0
IMPORTANT Information Regarding Windows Version IMPORTANT
The windows version requires you to develop your own DLLs to link aircrack-ng to your wireless card. The required DLLs are not provided in the download nor available anywhere on the Internet. Without these DLLs, the windows version will not function. Do NOT post questions or problems to the forum regarding the windows version. At present, there is no support provided.
The latest svn of the development sources can be found at trac.aircrack-ng.org.
A bug tracker is also available there.
The download and installation instructions can be found on the installation page.
A virtual machine is available here. It is also available via BitTorrent. See this page for more information.
A second, very light VMWare (15Mb required on disk) machine is available here with a mirror available here. The md5sum of the file is a42aa70fc6c752e3ed2ad8e1fa77d154. This machine currently only works with RT73. See this thread on the forum for more information.
A liveCD/USB download and detailed information is available on this this page.
Be sure to read the wiki. This wiki contains a vast amount of information to get you going and to resolve problems.
We would like to thank everyone who contributes to Aircrack-ng.
Monetary donations may be made via Paypal or via IBAN, BIC/SWIFT. There is no minimum amount for your donation. Any and all donations are greatly appreciated.
For any other donation or if you have any questions, contact me at tdotreppe@aircrack-ng.org
If you have any question regarding this website (this wiki, forum, trac, …), do not hesitate to contact me at tdotreppe@aircrack-ng.org.
Thanks to devine for the original work and to everyone who contributed to aircrack (You know who you are)