Skip to content
SecArsenal
Educational and ethical use only. Only test systems you own or are explicitly authorized to test. Full disclaimer.

wpa2-halfhandshake-crack

A POC to show it is possible to capture enough of a handshake with a user from a fake AP to crack a WPA2 network without

wirelessRed Team
Official docs ↗Download ↗

Platforms: Linux · Last verified September 6, 2026

A POC to show it is possible to capture enough of a handshake with a user from a fake AP to crack a WPA2 network without knowing the passphrase of the actual AP.

Only use this tool against systems you own or are explicitly authorized to test — see the disclaimer.

Getting started

Install on BlackArch with `pacman -S wpa2-halfhandshake-crack` (or add the BlackArch repository to an existing Arch Linux install). See the official BlackArch tool listing and upstream homepage linked above for details.

Commonly preinstalled on

BlackArch

Arch Linux-based distribution with one of the largest pentest tool repositories