Detecting Wireless LAN MAC Address Spoofing

Detecting spoofing summary of WLAN MAC address An attacker who wishes to compromise a wireless network can use different types of weapons. Many of these tools rely on the use of forged MAC addresses, pretending to be an authorized wireless access point or an authorized client. With these tools, an attacker can initiate a denial of service attack, avoid the access control mechanism, or inadvertently notify the wireless client of the service. This provides a unique opportunity to attack wireless networks that are difficult to detect because an attacker can present itself as a legitimate client using the modified MAC address.

Identity theft (or MAC spoofing) occurs when a hacker can monitor network traffic and identify the MAC address of a computer with network authority. In most wireless systems, some MAC filtering is allowed, so only authorized computers with specific MAC IDs can access and use the network. However, there is a program with "wiretapping" function of the network. Combine these programs with other software to make it appear as if the hacker has the required MAC address so that hackers can easily avoid this obstacle.

Unfortunately, most systems track MAC addresses instead of cookies. The MAC address is a unique identifier assigned to each network interface. This means that you need to get a new MAC address to earn extra time. Fortunately, you can change the MAC address by software without replacing the hardware. The spoof-mac command line utility can be easily implemented by entering sudo spoof-mac randomize Wi-Fi. If the command does not work, enter spoof - mac list - wifi to check the name of the wireless device and manually use that name. After randomizing the MAC, try logging in to the wireless portal again. After using the Internet, run sudo spoof-mac to reset Wi-Fi and reset the MAC address.

Please be aware that spoofing MAC addresses may be interpreted as illegal, depending on the reasons for doing this. In some cases, it is certainly not illegal. Recent mobile operating systems such as IOS 8+ and Android 6+ automatically randomize MAC addresses when searching wireless networks to be tracked. However, when Aaron Swartz released JSTOR, he asserted that MAC address spoofing was a sign of crime intent. If the network is turned on but can not be accessed for some reason, you can also disguise the MAC address of the device that is already using the network. For routers your equipment and other equipment looks like a single device. If they break each other, this can cause some small problems, but it usually works well for easy browsing.