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Kismon vs reaver

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

Kismon

Kismon

Network & Admin

Kismon is an open-source wireless network monitoring tool for Linux. It can scan for Wi-Fi networks, collect detailed information about access points and clients, and map the locations of wireless devices.

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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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