This is a bare bones getting started guide and tutorial for the Pwnagotchi. An adorable portable WIFI hacking InfoSec pet.

This device uses AI to learn and adapt itself to environments you expose it to and will capture handshakes either through passive listening or active de-authentication attacks.

The pwnagotchi does not perform denial of service attacks and limits itself so that a user hardly notices any interruption of service.

While this device can be used for malicious purposes it can also be used for auditing and educational purposes. This guide does not cover cracking any captured handshakes.

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VIDEO UPDATE - 1/10/24 - READ BELOW

After doing some testing I feel comfortable enough to recommend more updated hardware and a different image versus what was shown in the video.

That hardware was just what I had available to me at the time but it is quite dated as the Raspberry Pi is from 2017.

A newer Pi will have more options as well as more processing power and is supported by more third party images.

The rest of the video can be applied as-is other than swapping the hardware and image out.

Hardware Recommendations:
Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W (Wireless / Bluetooth) 2021 (RPi Zero 2W)
https://amzn.to/4aR6nhK
Vilros 40 Pin Hammer-in Header Install Rig (For people who don't like to solder like me.)
https://amzn.to/3NXlHQ2
Waveshare v4 E-Ink Display
https://amzn.to/3GTdbxG
USB to MicroUSB Data Transfer Cable
https://amzn.to/3RSoxqX

Images I recommend for the newer Raspberry Pi Zero 2:

Aluminum Ice Image
https://github.com/aluminum-ice/pwnagotchi/releases/tag/1.8.4

Jayofelony Image
https://github.com/jayofelony/pwnagotchi-bookworm/releases/tag/v2.6.7

Older Images for the Raspberry Pi Zero:

DrSchottky Image: (Very dated image)
https://github.com/DrSchottky/pwnagotchi/releases/

Jayofelony
Original Raspberry Pi Zero:
https://github.com/jayofelony/pwnagotchi-torch/releases/tag/v2.6.4

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Source of programs and files used:
Balena Etcher:
https://etcher.balena.io/
Pastebin for the config.toml file
https://pastebin.com/fpjEthAz (Updated to include non root handshake directory.)
RNDIS Drivers: https://www.reddit.com/r/pwnagotchi/comments/jvh8hs/rndis_drivers/

DEPRECATED
Raspberry Pi Zero WH 512MB (Link removed)