"Starbucks" Pcap file - Packet capture file. "Starbucks" - The name of the access point. The WiFi network that you want to connect to. Access Point - The WiFi network that you want to connect to. Before we look at Aircrack in detail, here are a few terms you should know. These are purely educational and to help you defend your networks better. A quick sidenote: I am in no way encouraging the use of illegal offensive tools.
While Wireshark can help you watch what is happening on your network, Aircrack is more of an offensive tool that lets you attack and gain access to WiFi networks. Have you wondered how secure it is? Do you know if someone in the parking lot is connected to your network and capturing your company's confidential data? With tools like Wireshark and Aircrack, you can perform security audits of your WiFi networks. If you are working for a company, chances are, they use WiFi networks too. Unless you use a VPN or the website uses https, your data (including passwords and credit card details) will be visible to the entire network. For example, if you are connected to a Starbucks network, anyone connected to that network can look at every other person's network traffic. Unless it is properly secured, it's easy to perform man-in-the-middle attacks using tools like Wireshark.
However, WiFi is also a vulnerable network compared to the ethernet. Now we can connect to the internet on coffee shops, subway stations and almost anywhere we go. There is no debate on how much WiFi has made our lives easier. We would still be using long wires of ethernet cables to connect to the internet.
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