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}}} = Introduction = Welcome to the KisMAC wiki! KisMAC is an open-source and free sniffer/scanner application for Mac OS X. It has an advantage over !MacStumbler / iStumbler / !NetStumbler in that it uses monitor mode and passive scanning.

KisMAC supports many third party USB devices: Intersil Prism2, Ralink rt2570, rt73, and Realtek rtl8187 chipsets. All of the internal !AirPort hardware is supported for scanning.

The rest of this wiki assumes you are prepared for advanced topics and know what you are doing with your system.

= Features =

  • Reveals hidden / cloaked / closed SSIDs
  • Shows logged in clients (with MAC Addresses, IP addresses and signal strengths)
  • Mapping and GPS support
  • Can draw area maps of network coverage
  • PCAP import and export
  • Support for 802.11b/g
  • Different attacks against encrypted networks
  • Deauthentication attacks
  • !AppleScript-able
  • Kismet drone support (capture from a Kismet drone)

= Supported hardware chipsets =

  • Apple !AirPort and !AirPort Extreme (dependent upon Apple's drivers)
  • Intersil Prism 2, 2.5, 3 USB devices
  • Ralink rt2570 and rt73 USB devices
  • Realtek RTL8187L USB (such as the Alfa AWUS036H, which does not work on Mac OS 10.6.7 or later)

= Crypto support =

  • Bruteforce attacks against LEAP, WPA and WEP
  • Weak scheduling attack against WEP
  • Newsham 21-bit attack against WEP

= Latest Binary Build = Information on downloading KisMAC's precompiled, universal binaries can be found at [wiki:Downloads].

= Thanks = We would like to take this opportunity to thank the fine people at [http://macpirate.ch MacPirate] and [http://mmoforge.org MMOForge] for their generosity in providing us hosting as we transitioned the entire project out of Germany. Please thank and support them if possible, and update your bookmarks to our new home on the intarweb: http://kismac-ng.org !

= Donations =

  • [https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_donations&business=[email protected]&no_shipping=0&no_note=1&tax=0&currency_code=USD&lc=US&bn=PP%2dDonationsBF&charset=UTF%2d8 Click here to donate!] All donations go directly to hardware to assist development and to keeping this site up and running.
  • Developers are always welcomed—we always need more! Patches can be submitted via tickets or drop us a note via the forum or IRC!

= Wiki Highlights =

== Starting Points ==

  • '''Please read the [wiki:FAQ] before doing anything else! '''
  • [wiki:KisMACComparison KisMAC comparison]: How does KisMAC compare to other sniffers and stumblers?
  • [wiki:DriverComparisonTable Driver comparison table]: What are the different drivers good for? (Currently a work-in-progress.)
  • [wiki:tutorials Tutorials]: We are working on adding a few tutorials to help you get going with KisMAC! Suggestions for other tutorials should be made in the [http://forum.kismac-ng.org/viewforum.php?f=8 How-to forum].
  • [wiki:HardwareList Hardware list]: Want to know what cards have supported chipsets? Look no further!

== Interacting with other KisMAC users ==

  • [wiki:OurHardware Our hardware]: What stuff we use, and what we think of it.
  • [wiki:FeatureRequests Feature requests] (without a patch) belong here instead of filing tickets (see the [wiki:FAQ] for login info).
  • [report:3 The ticket system] is where you should file bug reports. Questions and support requests belong in the forum or IRC channel (but please pick one or the other, not both!); tickets for support will be promptly closed. Please include '''all''' [http://forum.kismac-ng.org/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=172 requested details].
  • [http://forum.kismac-ng.org/ KisMAC forum]: Questions and support requests, plus other random discussions.
  • [irc://irc.freenode.net/kismac #KisMAC on irc.freenode.net] for real-time chatting with others.
  • [http://www.freelists.org/list/kismac The mailing list] for you old-skool types.

== Going Deeper ==

  • [wiki:AdditionalInformation Additional information]: Some technical information on antennas and how Wi-Fi works. Please add to this.
  • [wiki:SomeHardware Some hardware] notes. Tips to make things work better with KisMAC or OS X.
  • [wiki:links External links] of interest.
  • [http://trac.kismac-ng.org/timeline?milestone=on&ticket=on&changeset=on&wiki=on&max=50&daysback=90&format=rss RSS Stream] for your favorite RSS aggregator.
  • [http://twitter.com/KisMAC KisMAC on Twitter]

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