# Wifite

Rewrite of the popular wireless network auditor, "wifite"

Repository: https://github.com/derv82/wifite2
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/wifite
Language: Python
License: GPL-2.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: wifi-security, wifi-password, wifite, wifi-cracker
Last push: 2026-08-05T17:30:50+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 66/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 96, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4113, "days_push": 28, "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 8084, forks 1723 (observed 2026-08-28T04:10:12.593851+00:00)

## What it is
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- You're on a non-pentest distro like stock Ubuntu with outdated versions of the required tools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
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: maintenance
- function: penetration-testing, security, networking
- domain: security, penetration-testing, networking
- platform: python, cli
- tags: wifi-security, wireless-auditing, wifi-cracker, wps-attacks, pixie-dust, wpa-handshake, pmkid, wep, aircrack-ng, monitor-mode, kali-linux, pentest, command-line, linux

## Member repositories
- derv82/wifite2 (main) score 66
- derv82/wifite (mirror) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:12.593851+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 2026-08-29T17:31:01.427934+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/derv82/wifite2 (fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:12.593851+00:00, sha c8f7d7cb9856)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.