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
| Date | Title | Content |
|---|---|---|
| 8 Apr 2012 | Aircrack-ng in movies | I'm happy to see that Aircrack-ng is used in movies; a friend of mine send me that screenshot this morning. Too bad they removed the beginning of the name but we can still recognize it easily and have a rough idea when it was shot. If you ever see it in any other movie, please let me know. By the way, the news on April 1st was an April fools'. |
| 1 Apr 2012 | WPA Flaw let us crack the PMK in a few minutes | Today we are very proud to announce the we found a flaw that let us crack WPA in just a few minutes no matter what the passphrase length is. You can find more details in the blog. |
| 5 Feb 2012 | Commercial support survey | We are going to also offer commercial support (besides other existing support options) and I'd like to ask you to take 5 minutes of your time to give your opinion in this survey if you're interested in. Do not hesitate to contact me if you have any question about it. |
| 25 Jan 2012 | OpenWIPS-ng logo contest | I launched a few months ago another project, OpenWIPS-ng, an Open Source Wireless IPS. We need a logo and that's why there's a contest. The prize for the winner is $250. More details on the website. |
Latest version: 1.1
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 donate and/or contribute to Aircrack-ng.
Consider your donation as an investment in the future of Aircrack-ng or as a way to say thanks or support hosting costs and hardware.
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)