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Arpwatch vs reaver

A side-by-side look at Arpwatch and reaver. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.

Arpwatch

Arpwatch

Network & Admin

Arpwatch is an open source software used for monitoring Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) traffic on a computer network. It keeps track of Ethernet/IP address pairings and reports changes, which can help detect certain types of attacks.

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reaver

Security & Privacy

Reaver is an open source tool for exploiting weaknesses in Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) registrar PINs in order to recover WPA/WPA2 passphrases. It is designed to brute force the WPS PIN and revert the access point's settings back to factory defaults.

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