Aircrack‑ng
E20656
Aircrack‑ng is an open-source suite of tools used for auditing and cracking Wi‑Fi network security, including WEP and WPA/WPA2 encryption.
All labels observed (17)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T165928 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Aircrack‑ng Context triple: [Wired Equivalent Privacy, attackToolExample, Aircrack‑ng]
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A.
Wi‑Fi Protected Access
Wi‑Fi Protected Access is a family of security protocols designed to protect wireless computer networks by providing stronger data encryption and user authentication than earlier Wi‑Fi standards.
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B.
WPA
The WPA (Works Progress Administration) was a New Deal agency that provided millions of jobs to unemployed Americans through public works and arts projects during the Great Depression.
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C.
IEEE 802.11
IEEE 802.11 is a family of wireless networking standards that define the protocols for implementing Wi‑Fi local area networks.
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D.
Wired Equivalent Privacy
Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) is an early and now largely obsolete Wi‑Fi security protocol known for its weak encryption and significant vulnerabilities.
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E.
Wi‑Fi Alliance
The Wi‑Fi Alliance is a global non-profit industry association that develops Wi‑Fi standards, certifies wireless products for interoperability, and promotes Wi‑Fi technology worldwide.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Aircrack‑ng Target entity description: Aircrack‑ng is an open-source suite of tools used for auditing and cracking Wi‑Fi network security, including WEP and WPA/WPA2 encryption.
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A.
Wi‑Fi Protected Access
Wi‑Fi Protected Access is a family of security protocols designed to protect wireless computer networks by providing stronger data encryption and user authentication than earlier Wi‑Fi standards.
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B.
WPA
The WPA (Works Progress Administration) was a New Deal agency that provided millions of jobs to unemployed Americans through public works and arts projects during the Great Depression.
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C.
IEEE 802.11
IEEE 802.11 is a family of wireless networking standards that define the protocols for implementing Wi‑Fi local area networks.
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D.
Wired Equivalent Privacy
Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) is an early and now largely obsolete Wi‑Fi security protocol known for its weak encryption and significant vulnerabilities.
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E.
Wi‑Fi Alliance
The Wi‑Fi Alliance is a global non-profit industry association that develops Wi‑Fi standards, certifies wireless products for interoperability, and promotes Wi‑Fi technology worldwide.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (86)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Wi-Fi security auditing tool
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network security tool ⓘ open-source software ⓘ software suite ⓘ |
| canCrackEncryption |
WEP
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linked to:
Wired Equivalent Privacy
WPA ⓘ WPA2-PSK ⓘ |
| category |
penetration testing framework
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security software ⓘ wireless security software ⓘ |
| component |
airbase-ng (wireless attack tool)
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linked to:
Aircrack‑ng
aircrack-ng (key cracking tool) ⓘ
linked to:
Aircrack‑ng
airdecap-ng (WEP/WPA decryption tool) ⓘ
linked to:
Aircrack‑ng
airdriver-ng (driver management tool, deprecated in some distros) ⓘ aireplay-ng (packet injection tool) ⓘ
linked to:
Aircrack‑ng
airmon-ng (monitor mode management tool) ⓘ
linked to:
Aircrack‑ng
airmon-zc (newer monitor mode script) ⓘ airodump-ng (packet capture tool) ⓘ
linked to:
Aircrack‑ng
airserv-ng (remote capture daemon) ⓘ ivstools (IV file tools) ⓘ packetforge-ng (packet creation tool) ⓘ |
| documentation | https://www.aircrack-ng.org/doku.php ⓘ |
| homepage | https://www.aircrack-ng.org/ ⓘ |
| intendedUse |
Wi-Fi security auditing
ⓘ
penetration testing ⓘ security research ⓘ |
| license | GPL-2.0-or-later ⓘ |
| notableDistribution |
Kali Linux
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Parrot Security OS ⓘ
linked to:
Kali Linux
|
| primaryDomain |
Wi-Fi security
ⓘ
wireless network penetration testing ⓘ |
| programmingLanguage |
C
ⓘ
C++ ⓘ |
| relatedProject |
Hashcat
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Kismet ⓘ Reaver (WPS attack tool) ⓘ Wireshark ⓘ |
| requiresHardware |
wireless network interface card supporting monitor mode
ⓘ
wireless network interface card supporting packet injection ⓘ |
| requiresPermission | administrative privileges on host system ⓘ |
| securityModel | offensive security testing ⓘ |
| softwareType | wireless network security suite ⓘ |
| sourceCodeRepository | https://github.com/aircrack-ng/aircrack-ng ⓘ |
| supportsAttackType |
ARP replay attack
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FMS attack on WEP ⓘ PTW attack on WEP ⓘ brute-force attack ⓘ deauthentication attack ⓘ dictionary attack ⓘ statistical attack on WEP ⓘ |
| supportsFeature |
GPU acceleration via external tools
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Korek attacks ⓘ PMKID capture ⓘ WEP key recovery ⓘ WPA/WPA2 PSK cracking using wordlists ⓘ WPA/WPA2 handshake cracking ⓘ chopchop attack ⓘ fake authentication ⓘ fragmentation attacks ⓘ handshake capture ⓘ monitor mode capture ⓘ packet injection ⓘ traffic capture and analysis ⓘ wireless network discovery ⓘ |
| supportsFileFormat |
.cap (pcap capture files)
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.hccapx (via conversion tools) ⓘ .ivs (IVS capture files) ⓘ |
| supportsLanguage | English (documentation) ⓘ |
| supportsOperatingSystem |
Android (via ports)
ⓘ
BSD ⓘ
linked to:
FreeBSD
Linux ⓘ Solaris ⓘ
linked to:
Solaris operating system
Windows ⓘ macOS ⓘ |
| supportsPlatform | command-line interface ⓘ |
| supportsProtocol |
EAPOL (for handshake capture)
ⓘ
WEP ⓘ WPA-PSK ⓘ WPA2-PSK ⓘ |
| supportsStandard | IEEE 802.11 ⓘ |
| supportsUseCase |
auditing enterprise and home Wi-Fi networks
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capturing WPA/WPA2 4-way handshakes ⓘ testing strength of Wi-Fi passwords ⓘ |
| writtenFor |
network administrators
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penetration testers ⓘ security professionals ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Aircrack‑ng Description of subject: Aircrack‑ng is an open-source suite of tools used for auditing and cracking Wi‑Fi network security, including WEP and WPA/WPA2 encryption.
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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Aircrack‑ng
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Aircrack‑ng
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Aircrack‑ng
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Aircrack‑ng
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airserv-ng (remote capture daemon)
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airserv-ng (remote capture daemon)
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airserv-ng (remote capture daemon)
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subject linked to:
airserv-ng (remote capture daemon)
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subject linked to:
ivstools (IV file tools)
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ivstools (IV file tools)
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ivstools (IV file tools)
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airmon-zc (newer monitor mode script)
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airmon-zc (newer monitor mode script)
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