SpacehuhnTech/esp8266_deauther
Affordable WiFi hacking platform for testing and learning observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
23/100
- Activity 0
- Release rhythm 8
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_license
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 3525
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 749
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
14943 stars · 2775 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
ESP8266 Deauther is open-source firmware that turns an ESP8266 microcontroller into a WiFi testing tool capable of scanning networks, sending deauthentication packets, beacon flooding, and probe flooding. It is a proof-of-concept platform for testing 2.4GHz 802.11 network vulnerabilities and learning about WiFi, microcontrollers, and electronics.
Use cases
- test whether my wifi devices are vulnerable to deauthentication attacks
- scan for nearby wifi networks and connected clients
- create dozens of fake wifi networks to confuse scanners
- learn about wifi security and microcontroller programming
- build a cheap diy handheld wifi hacking tool
- audit my own 2.4ghz network for denial-of-service weaknesses
When to choose
- you own an ESP8266 board and want to test your own 2.4GHz WiFi network's resilience to deauth attacks
- you want a hands-on educational project for learning WiFi security, Arduino, and embedded programming
- you need a cheap, portable tool for wireless security demonstrations
When to avoid
- you need to test 5GHz networks or ESP32 hardware - use the successor Deauther32 project instead
- you want a general-purpose penetration testing suite rather than a single-purpose WiFi tool
- you cannot legally or ethically operate wireless attack tools in your jurisdiction or only against networks you own
Facets
application · maturity maintenance
security networking embedded security penetration-testing iot hardware embedded iot cross-platform wifi-hacking deauth-attack esp8266 firmware arduino wireless-security pentest-tool educational
10 sources
- readme: https://github.com/SpacehuhnTech/esp8266_deauther · fetched 2026-08-28 · 5249445bd4ae
- homepage: http://deauther.com · fetched 2026-08-29 · 114319c0af87
- site_page: https://docs.spacehuhn.com/ · fetched 2026-08-29 · 9b96e9638b4e
- site_page: https://docs.spacehuhn.com/deauther32 · fetched 2026-08-29 · d908411c38f3
- site_page: https://docs.spacehuhn.com/deauther32/installer · fetched 2026-08-29 · b6e5c4621341
- site_page: https://docs.spacehuhn.com/deauther/diy-tutorial/installation-bin · fetched 2026-08-29 · 77ad4c785320
- site_page: https://docs.spacehuhn.com/deauther/diy-tutorial/installation-arduino · fetched 2026-08-29 · 7782864dbb27
- site_page: https://docs.spacehuhn.com/deauther/faq · fetched 2026-08-29 · 393b9de22f69
- site_page: https://docs.spacehuhn.com/hackheld32 · fetched 2026-08-29 · d45152536b22
- site_page: https://docs.spacehuhn.com/hackheld · fetched 2026-08-29 · a445594b8b97
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| SpacehuhnTech/esp8266_deauther | main | 23 |
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