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Wireshark aircrack cap file how to decrypt

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Hi i have a captured file form a wifi network i get through aircrack. So i have many questions how can i find the key in all this mess i read alot but i bearly uderstand. So please someone explain to me how to find the passphrase or the key that i need to decrypt and get the password. Please help

asked 01 Sep '15, 05:59

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What's the network encryption - WEP, WPA, WPA2? And, more importantly, why do you have to brute force the password?

(01 Sep '15, 07:17) Jasper ♦♦

The network encryption is WPA2.I want just to experiment and achieve new skills :)

(01 Sep '15, 07:43) 7h364m3

bwt I readed for that I need a dictionary for this but I can do this with aircrack too.So my question is there another way to decrypt the password without dictionary using Wireshark.I just need to learn how :)

(01 Sep '15, 09:02) 7h364m3

Wireshark is not the tool for you - it assumes you know the keys.

(01 Sep '15, 11:32) Jasper ♦♦

Which keys I have captured the wpa2 handshake.

(02 Sep '15, 06:08) 7h364m3

The handshake is not enough, you need the WLAN password. Wireshark decodes packets for known passwords, it doesn't bruteforce.

(02 Sep '15, 07:28) Jasper ♦♦

ok thanks for the information

(02 Sep '15, 07:37) 7h364m3
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