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reaver vs Winhotspot

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

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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Winhotspot

Winhotspot

Network & Admin

Winhotspot is an open source software that allows Windows users to turn their laptop or PC into a Wi-Fi hotspot to share their internet connection with other devices. It creates a local area network without needing additional hardware.

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