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Wi-Fi Pineapple · Deep Dive · 21 volumes

Wi-Fi Pineapple

21 volumes covering every generation, every attack class, every defensive countermeasure.

Hak5's flagship Wi-Fi auditor — the platform much of modern wardriving learned from.

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Volumes

  1. Vol 1 Hak5 WiFi Pineapple Volume 1 — Overview, the Four Models, and the Decision Tree What a 'pineapple' is, the current line-up, how to read this 21-volume series, and which model to reach for
  2. Vol 2 Hak5 WiFi Pineapple Volume 2 — History & Lineage From a KARMA-patched Fon AP in a novelty pineapple cup (2008) to the Mark VII / Pager / Enterprise line — and the technique evolution KARMA → Dogma → PineAP
  3. Vol 3 Hak5 WiFi Pineapple Volume 3 — What a Pineapple Does: the PineAP Technique Catalog The PineAP suite component by component — recon, KARMA/Allow-Associations, beacon response, SSID-pool broadcast, capture, targeting, deauth, handshake capture, client tracking — every one mapped to what happens on the air
  4. Vol 4 Hak5 WiFi Pineapple Volume 4 — Where It Fits: White, Red, Black, Blue, and the Legal Line How the Pineapple is used across penetration testing, red teaming, white-hat audit, blue-team defense, and criminal misuse — and exactly where lawful use ends
  5. Vol 5 Hak5 WiFi Pineapple Volume 5 — The Firmware Foundation The modified OpenWrt every Pineapple runs, how the Pineapple firmware layers PineAP and the web UI on top, the Campaigns automation engine, and Hak5 Cloud C2
  6. Vol 6 Hak5 WiFi Pineapple Volume 6 — The Web UI and the Module Ecosystem The browser-driven operating surface, how modules extend it, the community module landscape, and the Pager's on-device screen as the exception
  7. Vol 7 Hak5 WiFi Pineapple Volume 7 — Generic Hardware Architecture The SoC, the role-based radio model, the antennas, and the MediaTek / Qualcomm chipset landscape that underlies all four current models
  8. Vol 8 Hak5 WiFi Pineapple Volume 8 — Operational Posture: OPSEC, Capture Discipline, and the Pre-Engagement Checklist The practical companion to Vol 4's legal line — how to actually run a Pineapple engagement without harming yourself, your client, or bystanders
  9. Vol 9 Hak5 WiFi Pineapple Volume 9 — Mark VII: Hardware & Electronics The 7th-generation baseline — single-core MIPS SoC, three role-based radios, the board, the ports, the antennas
  10. Vol 10 Hak5 WiFi Pineapple Volume 10 — Mark VII: Firmware, Operation, Mods & Use Cases Running the baseline — first boot, the firmware build, the operating workflows, Hak5 + community mods, and where the Mark VII fits
  11. Vol 11 Hak5 WiFi Pineapple Volume 11 — Mark VII + AC: The Tactical Kit and 5 GHz The MK7AC adapter, the tactical carry kit, dual-band operation, and why this is the recommended first buy
  12. Vol 12 Hak5 WiFi Pineapple Volume 12 — Pager: Hardware & Electronics The pocketable Pineapple — on-device display, buttons, Bluetooth, battery, tri-band radios, and the integrated ethernet adapter
  13. Vol 13 Hak5 WiFi Pineapple Volume 13 — Pager: Firmware, On-Device Operation, Mods & Use Cases Running the Pineapple from your hand — the on-device UI, the firmware, the walk-around workflows, mods, and where the Pager wins
  14. Vol 14 Hak5 WiFi Pineapple Volume 14 — Enterprise: Hardware & Electronics The rack-mount platform — quad-core ARM, a five-radio MIMO array, gigabit ethernet, and the scale-up design
  15. Vol 15 Hak5 WiFi Pineapple Volume 15 — Enterprise: Firmware, Multi-Radio Operation, Scale & Mods Running the rack platform — multi-radio role orchestration, fleet-scale Campaigns and Cloud C2, mods, and where the Enterprise fits
  16. Vol 16 Hak5 WiFi Pineapple Volume 16 — Model Comparison & Which to Get First The four current models side by side — the spec matrix, the capability deltas, the decision tree, and the acquisition order
  17. Vol 17 Hak5 WiFi Pineapple Volume 17 — Setup Playbooks by Use Case Wardriving, penetration testing, red-team, blue-team attack-watching — how to set up each model for each job
  18. Vol 18 Hak5 WiFi Pineapple Volume 18 — Mods: Hak5 & Community Official adapters and accessories, community modules, antenna and battery and case mods, and the vetting discipline
  19. Vol 19 Hak5 WiFi Pineapple Volume 19 — Tooling, Integrations & Cloud C2 Fleet Ops The host-side analysis pipeline, the tools the Pineapple pairs with, and running one or many units through Cloud C2
  20. Vol 20 Hak5 WiFi Pineapple Volume 20 — Operational Posture in the Field Field OPSEC, detection signatures, per-model posture, regional RF reality, and the discovery-and-response protocol
  21. Vol 21 Hak5 WiFi Pineapple Volume 21 — Cheatsheet Laminate-ready synthesis — the models, the PineAP suite, the radio roles, the legal line, the playbooks, the checklists