Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH v11) — Question 119

Which of the following is a passive wireless packet analyzer that works on Linux-based systems?

Answer options

• A. Burp Suite
• B. OpenVAS
• C. tshark
• D. Kismet

Correct answer: D

Explanation

Kismet is specifically designed for wireless network analysis and operates passively, making it the appropriate choice. In contrast, Burp Suite is primarily a web application security tool, OpenVAS is a vulnerability scanner, and tshark is a terminal-based packet analyzer but not specifically a wireless packet analyzer.