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aircrack-ng:tldr:0e323
The command you provided is for using the aircrack-ng tool to crack a Wi-Fi network's password.
Here is a breakdown of the command:
-
aircrack-ng
: This is the name of the tool you are using. It is commonly used for analyzing and cracking Wi-Fi networks. -
-w ${path-to-wordlist-txt}
: This option specifies the path to the wordlist or dictionary file that will be used for attempting to crack the Wi-Fi password. The${path-to-wordlist-txt}
is a placeholder that should be replaced with the actual path to the wordlist file in your system. -
-e ${essid}
: The-e
option is used to specify the ESSID (Extended Service Set Identifier), which is the name of the Wi-Fi network you want to crack. The${essid}
is a placeholder that should be replaced with the actual ESSID of the target network. -
${path-to-capture-cap}
: This represents the path to the capture file (in .cap format) that contains the network traffic captured during the Wi-Fi handshake process. This file should be obtained by capturing traffic using tools like airodump-ng or Wireshark. The${path-to-capture-cap}
should be replaced with the actual path to the capture file in your system.
Overall, this command is used to attempt to crack a Wi-Fi network's password using a specified wordlist/dictionary file and a captured handshake file. It will try different combinations of passwords from the wordlist file until it finds a match or comes to the end of the list.