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Decrypt and view WEP pcap from terminal

reubenajohnston edited this page Apr 18, 2025 · 3 revisions
  1. Decrypt the WEP pcap using airdecap-ng
    $ sudo airdecap-ng -w <WEPKEY> <FILENAME>
    
    • Default decrypted output will be <FILENAME>-dec.pcap
    • WEP key should be 10-digit hex (e.g., 0123456789)
  2. View the decrypted pcap with tshark
    $ sudo tshark -r <FILENAME>-dec.pcap
    
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