Portable Penetrator is a WiFi hacking hardware developed by SecPoint.
It is the latest generation tool for conducting wireless network auditing.
Portable Penetrator is a compact self-contained device developed for helping security researcher for conducting penetration testing successfully in an unassuming manner.
This appliance is designed for exploiting the ways through which most of the WiFi devices get automatically reconnected to wireless access points (WAPs) after establishing the connection once.
Portable Penetrator performs its task by fraudulently acting as the AP (access point), which the wireless devices are searching for.
Portable Penetrator can easily insert itself as a part of the Man in the Middle attack.
From security perspective Man in the Middle Attack is akin to Eavesdropping.
Portable Penetrator is a device powered by Linux and runs the Karma WiFi open-source attack program.
The purpose built software and hardware combo of WiFi Portable Penetrator allows users to easily and quickly launch advanced attacks.
The device’s web interface is highly intuitive and the focus of its developing team has been on making it accessible, infinitely expandable and affordable wireless hacking hardware/tool.
Portable Penetrator is regarded as the jack of all trades.
That’s because it simultaneously acts like a Honeypot, a WiFi hotspot, a tool for performing Man in the Middle Attack and an all-round multi-functioning pentest pivot box.
Since Portable Penetrator is a small box therefore, it can be easily deployed and managed anywhere.
You can also use it in a penetration testing environment as well.
It is the ultimate companion for hackers because it offers optimal performance and usability.
Portable Penetrator is being regarded as a one-of-its-kind truly pocket size pentest kit.
Its main features are listed below:
Double Unlocked high gain radios: These enhance the strength and hacking potential of two infamous chips called AR9331 and the RTL8187.
SMA connectors which are very useful for professional antennas.
Two-times higher expandability and storage capacity of RAM and ROM in comparison to the previous versions of Portable Penetrator WiFi Hacking tools.
Additional storage and expandability offered through the Micro SD card.
This card is used for swapping and storing in FAT or EXT.
This ensures smooth operation with massive data.
Auto-attack option: It has unique Auto-attack mode switches designed to eradicate the need to log-in for delivering customized boot-time payloads.
All you have to do is select the feasible attack mode by flipping through the switches and launch it by turning on the power button.
One click updates.
For forthcoming Portable Penetrator has already been equipped with an expansion bus which can be accessed easily through the TTL Serial Port.
Virtually unbrickable.
It has Bootloader-based web interface for recovery through which you can quickly set the factory default setting with just a click.
Supports more than 300 USB Mobile Broadband modems.
Unlimited Out-of-band tunneling/pivoting.
Since it has been undergoing development for the last five years that’s why it has been named Mark V in Roman.
This version is different from the Portable Penetrator as it offers completely new modular UI and just like Mark IV it also sports a USB port.
USB port allows an additional WiFo interface and extended storage for installing and logging additional programs.
The tools included in the package are SSL, Beacon Attacks, TCP Dump, Deauth Attacks and MITM Injection.
WiFi Password Hacking is not a trivial process but learning to do it is not that difficult as well.
You need to understand the key concepts involved and the different types of hacking techniques for this purpose.
Let’s begin with passwords.
On a wireless networking system, encryption for transferring data packets can be of two types: WEP or WPA WPA2.
To learn how to hack WiFi first step is to check the encryption type.
The concept and difference between WEP and WPA is as follows.
WEP is a part of the IEEE 802.11 wireless networking standard and offers a level of security equivalent or similar to a wired LAN network.
It provides protection by encrypting user data over radio waves.
WEP encryption is not much reliable because it utilizes static encryption keys and transmits/broadcasts data through radio, which makes it vulnerable and prone to eavesdropping.
Moreover, it doesn’t provide end-to-end security and therefore, is only suitable for first generation wireless networking devices.
To fully lock a WiFi network, administrators opt for WPA encryption.
WPA is a much secure and reliable option since it offers improved technology for addressing the shortcomings of WEP.
It enhances data protection through offering user authentication using the extensible authentication protocol (EAP).
The Temporal key integrity protocol (TKIP) is embedded in WPA for scrambling the keys, and to prevent tampering it is equipped with an integrity-check feature.
Furthermore, its public-key encryption system is more secure than WEP.
By now it is clear that hacking a WPA encrypted WiFi network is very complex and demanding process.
However, hacking WEP is easier especially with Portable Penetrator it becomes so easy that even one having minimal experience in hacking can do it.
You will require the following tools for performing hacking on a WEP encrypted network.
A compatible adapter which can perform pocket injection is very important.
Usually our PC’s adapters are not compatible with cracking software.
So, do some research and use Ebay and Amazon to find a good router.
Alfa AWUS036H is a good choice and available for $12 only on Ebay.
Without Portable Penetrator live software your task will remain unaccomplished.
It will be operated through Linux and will let you conduct all sorts of security testing/tasks.
Download this software or get its CD and burn it to get started.
You will need strong signals for which it is important that the network you choose is available nearby your location.
It will be ideal if people are using it in large numbers since as they connect and disconnect you will be able to collect large volumes of data.
Portable Penetrator default command line called Konsole present at the lower left corner of the task bar.