# aircrack-ng/rtl8188eus

RealTek RTL8188eus WiFi driver with monitor mode & frame injection support

Repository: https://github.com/aircrack-ng/rtl8188eus
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/rtl8188eus
Language: C
License Family: other
Last push: 2025-02-03T22:40:08+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 34/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 4, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2760, "days_push": 576, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1157, forks 458 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:48.275838+00:00)

## What it is
An out-of-tree Linux/Android kernel driver for Realtek RTL8188eus/eu/etv WiFi chipsets, maintained under the Aircrack-ng organization. It adds monitor mode, frame injection, and mesh support needed for wireless security testing, and is now deprecated in favor of mac80211-based rtw88 drivers.

## Use cases
- enable monitor mode on an RTL8188eus USB WiFi adapter
- inject packets with aireplay-ng for WiFi penetration testing
- run aircrack-ng suite with a cheap Realtek adapter
- build a WiFi driver for Android 12/13 with injection support
- replace the stock r8188eu kernel driver for pentesting

## When to choose
- you need monitor mode and frame injection on an RTL8188eus/eu/etv chipset
- you're doing WiFi security auditing with the aircrack-ng suite on Linux or Android
- your kernel's built-in rtl8xxxu driver lacks injection support

## When to avoid
- you're on a recent kernel where the mac80211 rtw88 driver works - this driver is deprecated
- you just need normal client/station WiFi connectivity
- you need a maintained, licensed project - it has no explicit license and is in maintenance

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: maintenance
- function: networking, security
- domain: security, operating-systems, penetration-testing
- platform: c
- tags: wifi-driver, monitor-mode, frame-injection, kernel-module, realtek, rtl8188eus, wireless, deprecated, linux, android

## Member repositories
- aircrack-ng/rtl8188eus (main) score 34

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:48.275838+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 2026-08-30T06:32:01.084869+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/aircrack-ng/rtl8188eus (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:48.275838+00:00, sha ce152f38aae6)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.