Re: Wireless assessment app

[Larry Pesce <larry () pauldotcom com>]

If I recall, all of those devices were non-root.  My device is rooted,
but I don't think it had any bearing, as I seem to remember rooting
afterwards.  Pcap Capture is a odd beast, in that the driver for the
ALFA card is usable on monitor more, but all in userspace - no root
required.

- L

On 5/30/13 10:28 PM, Mike Perez wrote:
> I'm thinking of getting a Samsung Galaxy S4, Android version that Google
> recently announced.  Do these apps require root or just Vanilla Android?
>
> Sent from my Windows Phone
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> I agree w/Larry -- Check out WiFi Analyzer for Android. 
>
>
> On Thu, May 30, 2013 at 1:36 PM, Larry Pesce <larry () pauldotcom com
> <mailto:larry () pauldotcom com>> wrote:
>
>     Brian,
>
>     We talk about this quite a bit in SANS SEC617.  I hate to say it, but I
>     think you are correct on the iPhone side, mostly due to the fact that
>     the wireless drivers are "less than open". To my knowledge, monitor mode
>     support does not exist on non-jailbroken iDevices (I'm not sure about
>     jailbroken ones).
>
>     My solution?  Go Android.  I picked up a Nexus 7 and use the following
>     tools frequently:
>
>     Kisbee - Zigbee sniffer (for use with 3rd party hardware)
>     Pcap Capture - Monitor mode WiFi capture with a specific ALFA wireless
>     card and OTG cable
>     WiFiFoFum - Rogue AP locator
>     WiFi Analyzer - Kismet-like wireless discovery
>     WiGLE WiFi Wardriving - Kismet-like wireless discovery
>     Cloudshark - Cloud based wireshark for analyzing pcaps
>
>     Hope that helps.
>
>     - L
>
>     On 5/30/13 9:58 AM, Brian Wilhide wrote:
>     > I am curious if anyone has found any good apps for mobile devices for
>     > wifi testing?  I have been told that all of the iPhone apps don't
>     detect
>     > networks with hidden SSIDs; has anyone found any contrary
>     evidence? I am
>     > looking for a simple solution, not a dedicated device.
>     >
>     > Have a great day,
>     >
>     > Brian
>     >
>     >
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