Wireless Penetration Testing
Attacking your wireless before someone else does.
Active exploitation of wireless vulnerabilities including WPA/WPA2/WPA3 attacks and client-side wireless attacks.
Overview
Wireless Penetration Testing goes beyond assessment to active exploitation. We attempt to compromise your wireless networks using the same techniques real attackers employ—capturing handshakes, cracking PSKs, deploying evil twins, and attacking clients. This proves what's theoretically vulnerable is actually exploitable and demonstrates the real-world risk to your organization.
What We Test
Our wireless penetration testing engagements cover these key areas:
WPA/WPA2 PSK cracking through handshake capture
PMKID attacks against vulnerable access points
Evil twin attacks for credential capture
Client-side attacks against wireless devices
802.1X/EAP authentication bypass attempts
Downgrade attacks against modern protocols
Our Approach
Wireless penetration testing requires specialized hardware and techniques. We bring professional-grade equipment and years of experience attacking enterprise wireless environments to identify exploitable vulnerabilities.
Target Identification
Identify wireless networks in scope, their encryption types, and the most promising attack vectors for each.
Handshake Capture
Capture WPA/WPA2 authentication handshakes through passive monitoring or targeted deauthentication of clients.
PSK Cracking
Attempt to crack captured handshakes using dictionary attacks, rule-based attacks, and GPU-accelerated brute force against likely password patterns.
PMKID Attacks
Attempt PMKID extraction from access points vulnerable to this client-less attack vector, enabling faster cracking attempts.
Evil Twin Deployment
Deploy rogue access points impersonating legitimate networks to test client behavior and potentially capture credentials.
Post-Exploitation
If wireless access is gained, demonstrate impact by accessing internal resources, capturing traffic, or pivoting to other systems.
Common Findings
These are issues we frequently discover during wireless penetration testing engagements:
Crackable PSK passwords
WPA2-PSK passwords that can be cracked from captured handshakes—often within hours using cloud or GPU resources. Common passwords, company names, and predictable patterns fail quickly.
Vulnerable to evil twin attacks
Clients automatically connect to rogue access points broadcasting known SSIDs, especially open networks. Users trained to 'just connect' become attack vectors.
PMKID vulnerability
Access points returning PMKID in response to association requests, allowing offline cracking without capturing client handshakes.
Weak 802.1X implementation
EAP configurations that accept any server certificate, enable credential capture through evil twin with RADIUS impersonation.
Client probe requests
Devices broadcasting SSIDs of networks they've previously connected to, revealing employee travel patterns and enabling targeted evil twin attacks.
Common Questions
Will you kick users off the network?
Deauthentication attacks may briefly disconnect users to capture handshakes. We coordinate timing with your team and minimize impact. Modern clients reconnect within seconds, so disruption is minimal.
What if you crack our WiFi password?
We demonstrate the impact by documenting access gained, but we don't disrupt operations or access sensitive data without authorization. The finding proves the vulnerability; we don't need to cause damage to make the point.
Do you test WPA3?
Yes. While WPA3 significantly improves security, we test for implementation flaws, downgrade attacks through transition mode, and client-side vulnerabilities that affect even WPA3 deployments.
How long does cracking take?
It depends on password complexity. Simple passwords crack in minutes. Complex passwords may take days with GPU clusters. We report realistic crack times so you can assess risk—if it takes a year, it's practically secure. If it takes an hour, it's urgent.
Other Wireless Security Testing Options
WiFi Infrastructure Assessment
Comprehensive evaluation of your wireless network architecture, encryption, and access point configurations.
Rogue Access Point Detection
Identification of unauthorized wireless access points that could provide attacker entry points or data exfiltration channels.
Guest Network Isolation
Verification that guest wireless networks are properly isolated from production environments and sensitive resources.
Wireless IDS Evaluation
Testing of wireless intrusion detection systems to validate detection capabilities and alert effectiveness.
Ready to Strengthen Your Defenses?
Schedule a free consultation with our security experts to discuss your organization's needs.
Or call us directly at (445) 273-2873