Tool Documentation:

genpmk Usage Example

Use the provided dictionary file (-f /usr/share/wordlists/nmap.lst) to generate a hashfile, saving it to a file (-d cowpatty_dict) for the given ESSID (-s securenet):

root@kali:~# genpmk -f /usr/share/wordlists/nmap.lst -d cowpatty_dict -s securenet
genpmk 1.3 - WPA-PSK precomputation attack. \<[email protected]\>
File cowpatty_dict does not exist, creating.
key no. 1000: pinkgirl
1641 passphrases tested in 3.60 seconds: 456.00 passphrases/second

cowpatty Usage Example

Use the provided hashfile (-d cowpatty_dict), read the packet capture (-r Kismet-20181113-13-37-00-1.pcapdump), and crack the password for the given ESSID (-s 6F36E6):

root@kali:~# cowpatty -d cowpatty_dict -r Kismet-20181113-13-37-00-1.pcapdump -s 6F36E6
cowpatty 4.8 - WPA-PSK dictionary attack. <[email protected]>

Collected all necessary data to mount crack against WPA2/PSK passphrase.
Starting dictionary attack. Please be patient.

The PSK is "12345678".

5 passphrases tested in 0.00 seconds: 50000.00 passphrases/second

Packages and Binaries:

cowpatty

If you are auditing WPA-PSK or WPA2-PSK networks, you can use this tool to identify weak passphrases that were used to generate the PMK. Supply a libpcap capture file that includes the 4-way handshake, a dictionary file of passphrases to guess with, and the SSID for the network.

Installed size: 77 KB
How to install: sudo apt install cowpatty

Dependencies:
  • libc6
  • libpcap0.8t64
  • libssl3t64
cowpatty

Brute-force dictionary attack against WPA-PSK

root@kali:~# cowpatty -h
cowpatty 4.8 - WPA-PSK dictionary attack. <[email protected]>

Usage: cowpatty [options]

	-f 	Dictionary file
	-d 	Hash file (genpmk)
	-r 	Packet capture file
	-s 	Network SSID (enclose in quotes if SSID includes spaces)
	-c 	Check for valid 4-way frames, does not crack
	-h 	Print this help information and exit
	-v 	Print verbose information (more -v for more verbosity)
	-V 	Print program version and exit
genpmk

WPA-PSK precomputation attack

root@kali:~# genpmk -h
genpmk 1.3 - WPA-PSK precomputation attack. <[email protected]>
Usage: genpmk [options]

	-f 	Dictionary file
	-d 	Output hash file
	-s 	Network SSID
	-h 	Print this help information and exit
	-v 	Print verbose information (more -v for more verbosity)
	-V 	Print program version and exit

After precomputing the hash file, run cowpatty with the -d argument.

Updated on: 2024-May-23