# spacehuhn/esp8266_beaconSpam

Creates up to a thousand WiFi access points with custom SSIDs.

Repository: https://github.com/spacehuhn/esp8266_beaconSpam
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/esp8266_beaconspam
Language: C++
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: ssid, custom-ssids, wifi, esp8266, spam, flood, attack
Last push: 2024-08-08T19:55:26+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 23/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3490, "days_push": 755, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1366, forks 234 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:31.283064+00:00)

## What it is
An Arduino sketch for the ESP8266 that broadcasts fake WiFi beacon frames, making scanners show up to a thousand access points with custom SSIDs. It is a simple, hackable educational project derived from the ESP8266 Deauther.

## Use cases
- create hundreds of fake wifi networks with custom names
- esp8266 wifi beacon spam tool
- learn wifi packet injection with arduino
- prank wifi ssid spoofer
- demonstrate wifi scanner beacon frame attacks

## When to choose
- you want a simple, beginner-friendly ESP8266 sketch for beacon frame injection
- you want to learn Arduino, electronics, and WiFi security basics
- you need a lightweight alternative to the full ESP8266 Deauther

## When to avoid
- you need a full WiFi security testing suite with deauth, scanning, and a web interface
- you need an ESP32 target (use the esp32_beaconSpam fork instead)
- you need actual functional access points rather than fake advertised networks

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: maintenance
- function: security, networking, embedded
- domain: security, hardware
- platform: embedded, iot, cpp
- tags: esp8266, wifi, beacon-spam, arduino, packet-injection, penetration-testing, wireless-security

## Member repositories
- spacehuhn/esp8266_beaconSpam (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:31.283064+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T04:41:13.900723+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/spacehuhn/esp8266_beaconSpam (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:31.283064+00:00, sha 60e8157986a8)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.