Guide To Install aircrack-ng On Mac

Package Information:

Name: aircrack-ng
Use: Aircrack-ng is a complete suite of tools to assess WiFi network security.

Aircrack-ng is a complete suite of tools to assess WiFi network security.

All tools are command line which allows for heavy scripting. A lot of GUIs have taken advantage of this feature. It works primarily Linux but also Windows, OS X, FreeBSD, OpenBSD, NetBSD, as well as Solaris and even eComStation 2.

URL: https://aircrack-ng.org/

Video Tutorial for Aircrack:

Installation Steps:

1. Open Terminal using Spotlight search by pressing <command+space>. Type terminal and hit Enter key.
2. Now, run

   ruby -e "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/master/install)" < /dev/null 2> /dev/null

3. Install aircrack-ng using brew

   brew install aircrack-ng

aircrack-ng is ready to use now!

It focuses on different areas of WiFi security:

• Monitoring: Packet capture and export of data to text files for further processing by third party tools
• Attacking: Replay attacks, deauthentication, fake access points and others via packet injection
• Testing: Checking WiFi cards and driver capabilities (capture and injection)
• Cracking: WEP and WPA PSK (WPA 1 and 2)