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PMKID attack fails

W Wireless Medium

🔴 Error Message

PMKID hash not captured from target

📖 What This Means

Not all APs support PMKID capture.

🔧 Step-by-Step Fix

  1. Try handshake method instead
  2. Update hcxdumptool: apt install hcxdumptool
  3. Some APs do not expose PMKID

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