When it comes to Wi-Fi penetration testing, most people immediately think of the aircrack-ng suite. While aircrack-ng is a classic, the landscape of wireless security has evolved. Modern WPA3 networks and improved PMKID protections have rendered many legacy tools less effective.
iwconfig Look for wlan0 or wlan1 . Put it down to prepare for monitor mode: hcxdumptool kali
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To see which networks you captured:
sudo apt update sudo apt install hcxdumptool hcxtools Verify the installation: iwconfig Look for wlan0 or wlan1
Enter — the modern, lean, and powerful capture tool included in Kali Linux. Combined with its sister tool hcxpcaptool (now hcxpcapngtool ), it offers a streamlined approach to capturing handshakes, PMKID, and even plaintext credentials from roaming probes.