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diff --git a/network/aircrack-ng/README b/network/aircrack-ng/README index f51d5719d7f13..ed23290bfce01 100644 --- a/network/aircrack-ng/README +++ b/network/aircrack-ng/README @@ -1,7 +1,12 @@ -aircrack is an 802.11 WEP and WPA-PSK keys cracking program that can recover -keys once enough data packets have been captured. It implements the standard -FMS attack along with some optimizations like KoreK attacks, thus making the -attack much faster compared to other WEP cracking tools. In fact, aircrack is -a set of tools for auditing wireless networks. +aircrack-ng is a set of tools for auditing wireless networks. +It consists of 802.11 packet capture and injection programs, +an utility for static WEP and WPA-PSK cracking and tools which +handle (decrypt, convert, merge, etc.) WEP/WPA capture files. -WARNING: Only to be used for surveillance of your own network. Use with care. +Some tools are still experimental, and are not built by default. +To build them run the SlackBuild script like this: + + AIRCRACK_EXPERIMENTAL=yes ./aircrack-ng.SlackBuild + +hwloc is an optional dependency that may improve performance on +SMP systems. |