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# Password Auditing

WPA/WPA2 handshake extraction, conversion, and password auditing.

Use these workflows to extract handshake material, convert captures, and test candidate passphrases with common wireless auditing tools.

<table data-view="cards" data-full-width="false" data-search="false"><thead><tr><th></th><th></th><th></th><th data-hidden data-card-target data-type="content-ref"></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><h3><i class="fa-key" style="color:$primary;">:key:</i></h3></td><td><h4>Extracting a Handshake Hash with Aircrack-ng</h4></td><td>Convert captured handshake evidence into crackable hash material.</td><td><a href="/hacking-wifi/wpa-wpa2-psk-network-attacks/password-auditing/extracting-the-handshake-hash-with-aircrack.md">Extracting a Handshake Hash with Aircrack-ng</a></td></tr><tr><td><h3><i class="fa-key" style="color:$primary;">:key:</i></h3></td><td><h4>Recover Network Passwords with John</h4></td><td>Test extracted hashes with John the Ripper wordlists.</td><td><a href="/hacking-wifi/wpa-wpa2-psk-network-attacks/password-auditing/john-brute-force-network-password-recovery.md">Recover Network Passwords with John</a></td></tr><tr><td><h3><i class="fa-key" style="color:$primary;">:key:</i></h3></td><td><h4>Recover Network Passwords with Aircrack-ng</h4></td><td>Run dictionary checks against WPA/WPA2 captures.</td><td><a href="/hacking-wifi/wpa-wpa2-psk-network-attacks/password-auditing/aircrack-brute-force-network-password-recovery.md">Recover Network Passwords with Aircrack-ng</a></td></tr><tr><td><h3><i class="fa-screwdriver-wrench" style="color:$primary;">:screwdriver-wrench:</i></h3></td><td><h4>Wireless Capture with hcxdumptool</h4></td><td>Capture PMKID and handshake material with hcxdumptool.</td><td><a href="/hacking-wifi/wpa-wpa2-psk-network-attacks/password-auditing/attacking-with-hcxdumptool.md">Wireless Capture with hcxdumptool</a></td></tr><tr><td><h3><i class="fa-screwdriver-wrench" style="color:$primary;">:screwdriver-wrench:</i></h3></td><td><h4>Prepare Captures for Password Auditing</h4></td><td>Convert captures and test candidate passphrases with hash tools.</td><td><a href="/hacking-wifi/wpa-wpa2-psk-network-attacks/password-auditing/using-hcxpcaptool-and-recovering-the-password.md">Prepare Captures for Password Auditing</a></td></tr></tbody></table>


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