CompTIA PenTest+ (PT0-002) — Question 167

Which of the following tools would BEST allow a penetration tester to capture wireless handshakes to reveal a Wi-Fi password from a Windows machine?

Answer options

• A. Wireshark
• B. EAPHammer
• C. Kismet
• D. Aircrack-ng

Correct answer: D

Explanation

Aircrack-ng is specifically designed for cracking WEP and WPA/WPA2 encryption keys after capturing handshakes, making it the best choice. While Wireshark can capture packets, it is not specialized for cracking passwords. EAPHammer and Kismet have their own uses but do not primarily focus on capturing handshakes for Wi-Fi password recovery.