risinek/esp32-wifi-penetration-tool

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3050 stars · 470 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded

An extensible Wi-Fi penetration testing framework for the ESP32 microcontroller, implementing attacks such as PMKID capture, WPA/WPA2 handshake capture, deauthentication, and denial of service. It exports captured traffic as PCAP and handshakes as HCCAPX for cracking with tools like Hashcat, and is configured via a management access point with a web UI.

Use cases

• capture PMKIDs from nearby Wi-Fi networks with an ESP32
• capture WPA/WPA2 handshakes for offline cracking with Hashcat
• run deauthentication attacks against wireless access points
• sniff Wi-Fi traffic passively and save it as PCAP
• build a cheap portable Wi-Fi security testing device
• implement custom Wi-Fi attacks on ESP32 hardware

When to choose

• you need a low-cost, low-power hardware device for Wi-Fi security assessments
• you want to capture PMKIDs or WPA handshakes for authorized penetration testing
• you want an extensible ESP32 framework to prototype your own Wi-Fi attacks
• you need on-the-go configuration via a smartphone-friendly management AP

When to avoid

• you need to crack captured hashes - the ESP32 lacks the compute power, use Hashcat on a proper machine
• you need support for the latest ESP-IDF versions, as the project targets ESP-IDF 4.1 and may break elsewhere
• you need a general-purpose network scanner or router firmware rather than an attack tool
• you lack authorization to test the target networks - unauthorized use is illegal

Facets

framework · maturity maintenance

security penetration-testing networking web-framework security penetration-testing networking embedded-systems hardware embedded iot esp32 wifi-security pmkid wpa2-handshake deauthentication pcap hccapx hashcat 802-11 esp-idf web-server

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