Researchers open-source a Wi-Fi cyber range for security training
NTNU and Aegean researchers open-source a software-emulated Wi-Fi cyber range using mac80211_hwsim with LLM-assisted scenario building.
Researchers from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology and the University of the Aegean published a design and prototype for a cyber range dedicated to IEEE 802.11 security training, emulating access points and clients with mac80211_hwsim, Linux namespaces, hostapd, wpa_supplicant, dnsmasq, and FreeRADIUS. The platform bundles Aircrack-ng, Wireshark, and custom tools WPAxFuzz and Bl0ck, and can convert plain-language scenario descriptions into deployable definitions via a locally hosted Llama model. A working prototype covering scenario creation and deployment is on GitHub; monitoring, access control, and orchestration zones remain future work.
- Scenarios cover rogue APs, deauthentication, and WPA2/WPA3 handshake weaknesses
- Scenario builder converts natural-language descriptions via a local Llama model
- Software emulation does not reproduce radio interference or hardware quirks
- Products
- Aircrack-ngWireshark
- AI models
- Llama
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Wireless security training programs lean heavily on generic network labs, with Wi-Fi appearing as a checkbox alongside Bluetooth, Zigbee, and cellular. Hands-on environments dedicated to IEEE 802. 11 are uncommon, even as Wi-Fi remains the default on-ramp to corporate networks and a recurring entry point for attackers.
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