Wifite

Health v2 · maintenance only

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8084 stars · 1723 forks observed · 2026-08-28

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

Wifite is a Python command-line tool that automates wireless network security auditing by running existing tools like the Aircrack-ng suite for you. It executes known attacks against access points - WPS Pixie-Dust and online brute-force PIN, WPA handshake capture, PMKID hash capture, and WEP attacks - to retrieve wireless passwords.

Use cases

• audit the security of nearby wifi access points
• automate aircrack-ng attacks without memorizing arguments
• run a pixie dust attack against a wps-enabled router
• capture a wpa handshake and crack it offline
• grab pmkid hashes from access points
• test wps pin vulnerabilities on a router
• recover a wifi password during an authorized pentest

When to choose

• You're on Kali or ParrotSec Linux with a monitor-mode capable, injection-supported wireless card
• You want one automated tool that chains WPS, WPA, and WEP attack methods against multiple targets
• You'd rather select targets from a menu than hand-craft aircrack-ng, reaver, and hcxdumpter commands

When to avoid

• Your wireless adapter doesn't support monitor mode or packet injection
• You're on a non-pentest distro like stock Ubuntu with outdated versions of the required tools
• You need Windows support - use the successor wifit3, which supports Linux and Windows via USB adapters
• You're targeting networks you don't own or lack written authorization to test

Facets

cli-tool · maturity maintenance

penetration-testing security networking security penetration-testing networking python cli wifi-security wireless-auditing wifi-cracker wps-attacks pixie-dust wpa-handshake pmkid wep aircrack-ng monitor-mode kali-linux pentest command-line linux

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