← All Kali Issues
Wifite

WPA attack timeout

W Wireless Medium

🔴 Error Message

WPA handshake capture timed out

📖 What This Means

Could not capture handshake within the time limit.

🔧 Step-by-Step Fix

  1. Increase timeout: wifite --wpa-timeout 600
  2. Move closer to target AP
  3. Ensure clients are connected

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