Summary

The available number of useful wireless security auditing tools is staggering. Even better, the majority of the most powerful tools are open source and free, which allows you to experiment with them as much as you like and modify the source to suit your specific requirements. If you are a software developer, you most likely won't need to write your new wireless security tool or library from scratch; there is a fair amount of great code you can use and learn from. Study, categorize, and update your wireless penetration-testing armory with great care and attention. Always remember that Black Hats can use the same tools and they do know why, when, and how to use them. Outlining the planning and sequence of a successful attack against an 802.11 network to understand the "why, when, and how" is the main aim of the next two chapters.