# SpacehuhnTech/esp8266_deauther

Affordable WiFi hacking platform for testing and learning

Repository: https://github.com/SpacehuhnTech/esp8266_deauther
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/esp8266_deauther
Homepage: http://deauther.com
Language: C
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Topics: wifi, arduino, attack, esp8266, deauth, hack, deauther, board, scanning, hacktoberfest
Last push: 2024-08-14T17:38:08+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 23/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3525, "days_push": 749, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 14943, forks 2775 (observed 2026-08-28T04:11:08.969661+00:00)

## What it is
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
- artifact type: application
- maturity: maintenance
- function: security, networking, embedded
- domain: security, penetration-testing, iot, hardware
- platform: embedded, iot, cross-platform
- tags: wifi-hacking, deauth-attack, esp8266, firmware, arduino, wireless-security, pentest-tool, educational

## Member repositories
- SpacehuhnTech/esp8266_deauther (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:08.969661+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 2026-08-29T17:06:50.997362+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/SpacehuhnTech/esp8266_deauther (fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:08.969661+00:00, sha 5249445bd4ae)
  - homepage: http://deauther.com (fetched 2026-08-29T08:04:57.120054+00:00, sha 114319c0af87)
  - site_page: https://docs.spacehuhn.com/ (fetched 2026-08-29T08:04:57.123169+00:00, sha 9b96e9638b4e)
  - site_page: https://docs.spacehuhn.com/deauther32 (fetched 2026-08-29T08:04:57.124948+00:00, sha d908411c38f3)
  - site_page: https://docs.spacehuhn.com/deauther32/installer (fetched 2026-08-29T08:04:57.126501+00:00, sha b6e5c4621341)
  - site_page: https://docs.spacehuhn.com/deauther/diy-tutorial/installation-bin (fetched 2026-08-29T08:04:57.128224+00:00, sha 77ad4c785320)
  - site_page: https://docs.spacehuhn.com/deauther/diy-tutorial/installation-arduino (fetched 2026-08-29T08:04:57.130032+00:00, sha 7782864dbb27)
  - site_page: https://docs.spacehuhn.com/deauther/faq (fetched 2026-08-29T08:04:57.131955+00:00, sha 393b9de22f69)
  - site_page: https://docs.spacehuhn.com/hackheld32 (fetched 2026-08-29T08:04:57.133727+00:00, sha d45152536b22)
  - site_page: https://docs.spacehuhn.com/hackheld (fetched 2026-08-29T08:04:57.135420+00:00, sha a445594b8b97)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.