trackerjacker
Tool and Usage
Project details
- License
- MIT
- Programming language
- Python
- Author
- Caleb Madrigal
- Latest release
- 1.8.0
- Latest release date
Project health
Links
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Why this tool?
Trackerjacker is a security tool to map WiFi networks that you are not connected to. It allows mapping and tracking of devices using the 802.11 protocol. It may be useful for intelligence gathering or performing specific WiFi attacks, such as a deauthentication attack. The tool comes with plugin support so that it can interact with other tools. For example, when a particular event occurs it can be picked up by another tool.
How it works
Trackerjacker uses the Scapy library to listen to network traffic (802.11). Root permissions are needed to allow the tool receiving all data on an interface.
When running the tool in map mode (monitoring), any observed data is stored in a YAML file named wifi_map.yaml. If the tool is used to track, then a threshold can be specified to take an action. This threshold is the number of bytes. For example, a device sending a burst of data can be tracked or possibly even attacked.
Usage and audience
trackerjacker is commonly used for network scanning, network spoofing, network traffic analysis, or penetration testing. Target users for this tool are pentesters and security professionals.
Features
- YAML output supported
Example usage and output
Tool review and remarks
The review and analysis of this project resulted in the following remarks for this security tool:
Strengths
- + The source code of this software is available
Weaknesses
- - Requires root permissions
History and highlights
- Demo at DEF CON 26 Demo Labs
Installation
Supported operating systems
Trackerjacker is known to work on Linux and macOS.
Dependencies
Several dependencies are required to use trackerjacker.
- pyaml
- ruamel.yaml
- scapy
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Categories
This tool is categorized as a WiFi attack tool, WiFi deauthentication attack tool, and wireless security testing tool.