WPA2 Lab Walkthrough — Capture, Analyze, and Harden (Simulated Only)

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I ran a simulated WPA2 lab to better understand handshake captures and offline cracking implications. This post summarizes the non-actionable workflow, observations, and hardening guidance.

Summary:

Scope: simulated lab — AP and client under my control.

Objective: capture a WPA2 4-way handshake, analyze it, and test dictionary-based offline recovery to measure passphrase strength.

Observations: short or common passphrases were quickly tested; longer multi-word passphrases offered meaningful resistance.

Recommended hardening: migrate to WPA3 where possible, adopt WPA2/WPA3-Enterprise for organizations, disable WPS, require AES/CCMP, segment networks, and maintain firmware/patch hygiene.

If you want a sanitized checklist or the repository with documentation and screenshot placeholders (no raw captures or keys), reply and I’ll share the repo link.



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