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Kismet vs reaver

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

Kismet

Kismet

Security & Privacy

Kismet is an open-source wireless network detector, sniffer, and intrusion detection system for Wi-Fi networks. It can monitor wireless traffic and detect unauthorized or problematic access points or clients.

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reaver

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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