Articles tagged "kali linux"

6 min readBeginner

Best WiFi Adapters for Kali Linux 2026: Monitor Mode, Packet Injection, WPA3 (Kernel 6.14+)

Best USB WiFi adapters for Kali Linux 2026 that support monitor mode and packet injection on kernel 6.14+. Alfa AWUS036ACM, AWUS036ACHM, AWUS1900 reviewed with driver install commands.

6 min readIntermediate

iw Command Guide 2026: Enable Monitor Mode, Scan Networks, Fix Device Busy Error

Complete iw command guide 2026. Enable monitor mode with iw dev wlan0 set type monitor, scan networks, fix "SET failed on device wlan0: Device or resource busy" error. Kali Linux and Ubuntu tested.

11 min readBeginner

Metasploit Framework Tutorial 2026: Ethical Penetration Testing for Beginners

Metasploit tutorial 2026: start msfconsole, search and use exploits, generate payloads with msfvenom, catch Meterpreter sessions, run post-exploitation modules. Legal practice on Metasploitable3 — step by step.

7 min readIntermediate

Hashcat Advanced Tutorial: Masks, Rules, and GPU Optimization (2026)

Hashcat advanced tutorial 2026. Mask attacks, rules with OneRuleToRuleThemAll, hybrid wordlist+mask attacks, WPA2 cracking workflow, session management, and GPU optimization for maximum speed.

6 min readBeginner

Kali Linux for Beginners: Installation, Initial Setup and First Steps (2026)

Kali Linux for beginners: how to install Kali Linux in 2026, initial configuration, essential tools, update system, and start with ethical hacking basics.

8 min readIntermediate

Aircrack-ng WPA2 Handshake Capture and Crack Tutorial (2026)

Full Aircrack-ng WPA2 tutorial 2026: enable monitor mode, capture handshake with airodump-ng, deauth with aireplay-ng, crack with aircrack-ng and Hashcat mode 22000.

7 min readIntermediate

Hashcat Rule-Based Attacks: Crack Complex Passwords (2026 Guide)

Complete guide to Hashcat rule-based attacks. Learn built-in rules (best64, rockyou-30000), write custom rules, and use OneRuleToRuleThemAll. Updated March 2026.

6 min readBeginner

Hashcat vs Hydra: Which Password Tool Should You Use? (2026)

Hashcat vs Hydra compared: offline vs online cracking, speed, use cases, and when to use each. Includes Hydra syntax for SSH, FTP, HTTP and Hashcat examples. Updated 2026.

7 min readBeginner

Hashcat Wordlist Attack Tutorial 2026: Crack MD5, NTLM, WPA2 with rockyou.txt

Hashcat wordlist attack step-by-step: crack MD5, NTLM, and WPA2 hashes using rockyou.txt. Copy-paste commands with real output. Covers -a 0, rules, mask attacks, and cracking WPA2 .hccapx files. Kali Linux 2026.

8 min readIntermediate

Complete Guide to Password Cracking Tools on Kali Linux 2026

Complete 2026 guide to password cracking tools on Kali Linux: Hashcat, Hydra, Aircrack-ng, John the Ripper, and Nessus. Learn when to use each tool.