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Why learn to hack wireless signals in a homelab? (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 year ago by MigratingtoLemmy@lemmy.world to c/selfhosted@lemmy.world

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Hi, I realise that this might not be a question for this community; that said, this community is fairly big so I'm sure plenty of people here are already doing this.

I have been interested in hacking wireless infrastructure for a while now, but I'm struggling to find motivation in my day-to-day life to actually embark on said journey. Frankly speaking, I don't see a point to do so in a modern homelab. If someone is using WPA3, no unsecured wireless connections like Bluetooth, and uses strong passwords, how would someone realistically hack them without a good amount of time/resources?

One avenue that I came up with, related to wireless hacking, is with IOT. I do not know much about the security of various wireless protocols like Zigbee, or if one can somehow decrypt MQTT messages (they are sent using TLS, yes?) or anything of the sort. Other than this, I'm really struggling to see a practical point in pursuing action in this field (other than the basics like upgrading to the most secure protocol and maintaining digital hygiene) unless one is interested in wireless hacking from pure interest (without any need for motivation stemming from problems in their lab).

Thanks!

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[–] tko@tkohhh.social 14 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Do I understand correctly that you're asking us to give you a good reason to hack wireless signals because you yourself cannot think of a good reason?

If so, I can't think of a good reason either, unless of course you want to be a white hat for somebody.

[–] eroc1990@lemmy.parastor.net 6 points 1 year ago

Whitehatting is the only legitimate reason I could think of as well. Otherwise, you're just looking to cause rouble and probably shouldn't be posting this to the SH community. Not sure how many people would appreciate someone posting about that here.

[–] MigratingtoLemmy@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That would be correct, however, put more precisely, I'm asking for "reasons to hack your own WiFi and other wireless devices/connections", not to endanger anybody else. I want to know the motivation of pursing wireless hacking skills for one's own security and privacy, along with securing one's homelab

[–] tko@tkohhh.social 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

for one’s own security and privacy, along with securing one’s homelab

Sounds like you already have a reason

[–] MigratingtoLemmy@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Indeed, but I don't quite see how I will reach this goal with trying to hack my wireless devices/connections. Using WPA3 + strong passwords + network logging is all I can think of when trying to passively secure my network (including wireless). What specific avenue of WiFi and RF hacking should I be looking at?