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Real-time wireless AP scanner with active reconnaissance for Linux

Project description

AP Scanner

Real-time wireless access point scanner with active reconnaissance for Linux.

Features

Passive Scanning

  • Real-time AP discovery with terminal display
  • Automatic channel hopping (2.4GHz / 5GHz / 6GHz)
  • Security detection: WEP, WPA, WPA2, WPA3
  • WiFi standard detection: 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax
  • Channel width detection (20/40/80/160 MHz)
  • Hidden SSID detection and resolution
  • MAC vendor lookup
  • Band filtering and sort modes

Active Scanning (New!)

  • Interactive AP selection with arrow keys
  • Connect to open (OPN) networks for reconnaissance
  • DHCP lease acquisition and network info extraction
  • ARP scan to discover connected clients
  • Gateway port scanning (22, 53, 80, 443, 8080, 8443)
  • Client device enumeration with MAC vendor lookup
  • Results displayed in overlay panel

Export & Configuration

  • CSV / JSON export with active scan results
  • Configuration file support

Requirements

  • Python 3.10+
  • Linux with iw and ip commands
  • Root privileges
  • WiFi adapter that supports monitor mode

Installation

From PyPI (recommended)

# Using pipx (isolated environment)
pipx install uaf

# Or using pip
pip install uaf

From source

git clone https://github.com/YOUR_USERNAME/ap-scanner.git
cd ap-scanner
pip install -e .

Ubuntu/Debian (.deb package)

# Download from releases
wget https://github.com/YOUR_USERNAME/ap-scanner/releases/download/v1.0.0/ap-scanner_1.0.0_all.deb
sudo dpkg -i ap-scanner_1.0.0_all.deb
sudo apt-get install -f  # Install dependencies

Usage

# Basic scan (auto-detect interface)
sudo uaf

# Specify interface
sudo uaf -i wlan0

# Scan specific channels
sudo uaf -c 1,6,11

# Band filter
sudo uaf -b 2.4

# Sort by channel
sudo uaf --sort channel

# Save to specific file
sudo uaf -w output.csv

# Use config file
sudo uaf --config /path/to/config.ini

Keybindings

Normal Mode

Key Action
q Quit
w Write CSV
j Write JSON
b Cycle band filter (All / 2.4GHz / 5GHz / 6GHz)
s Cycle sort mode (RSSI / Channel / ESSID / ENC)
Enter Enter AP selection mode

Selection Mode

Key Action
/ Navigate through AP list
Enter Run active scan on selected open AP
Esc Exit selection mode

Configuration

Default config path: ~/.config/ap-scanner/config.ini

[scanner]
interface = wlan0
band = all
sort = rssi
no_color = false
verbose = false

Development

pip install -e ".[dev]"
pytest tests/ -v

License

GPL-2.0-or-later. See LICENSE for details.

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