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--- airdecap-ng [2006/11/19 16:12] – darkaudax
+++ airdecap-ng [2007/02/21 18:37] – darkaudax
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 ===== Description =====
-With airdecap you can decrypt WEP/WPA capture files.
+With airdecap-ng you can decrypt WEP/WPA/WPA2 capture files.  As well, it can be used to strip the wireless headers from an unencrypted wireless capture.
-=====  Usage =====
+===== Usage =====
   airdecap-ng [options] <pcap file>
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 |-l| |don't remove the 802.11 header|
 |-b|bssid|access point MAC address filter|
-|-k|pmk|WPA Pairwise Master Key in hex|
+|-k|pmk|WPA/WPA2 Pairwise Master Key in hex|
 |-e|essid|target network ascii identifier|
-|-p|pass|target network WPA passphrase|
+|-p|pass|target network WPA/WPA2 passphrase|
-|-w|key| target network WEP key in hex|
+|-w|key| target network WEP key in hexadecimal|
-===== Examples  =====
+===== Usage Examples =====
+The following removes the wireless headers from an open network (no WEP) capture:
   airdecap-ng -b 00:09:5B:10:BC:5A open-network.cap
+The following decrypts a WEP-encrypted capture using a hexadecimal WEP key:
   airdecap-ng -w 11A3E229084349BC25D97E2939 wep.cap
+The following decrypts a WPA/WPA2 encrypted capture using the passphrase:
   airdecap-ng -e 'the ssid' -p passphrase  tkip.cap
+===== Usage Tips =====
+For ESSIDs which contain spaces, put the ESSID in quotes: 'this contains spaces'.
+===== Usage Troubleshooting =====
+None at this time.