In CEH v13 Module 11: Hacking Wireless Networks, Kismet is introduced as a passive wireless sniffer and network detector used primarily on Linux systems.
Kismet passively listens for wireless beacons and data frames.
Can detect hidden SSIDs, rogue APs, and even wireless client behaviors.
Does not transmit any packets, making it stealthy and ideal for wireless reconnaissance.
Option Analysis:
A. Burp Suite: Used for web application testing, not wireless.
B. OpenVAS: Vulnerability scanner, not a packet sniffer.
C. tshark: CLI version of Wireshark, can analyze wired and wireless packets, but not wireless-specific or passive by default.
D. Kismet: Correct wireless packet analyzer for Linux.
[Reference:, Module 11 – Wireless Tools for Reconnaissance, CEH iLabs: Wireless Packet Capturing Using Kismet, , ]
