What happens if we create a fake AP with linset on kali linux and we disconnect

Question

What happens if we create a fake AP with linset on kali linux and we disconnect the target. He would then connect to our AP and when he wants to go to a site he will see a fake page that we created where we display the message: "please enter your wifi password"

But I think that is a kind of useless. If we could put the password on the fake AP, then what? I mean when target wants to connect to fake AP in the list of wifi, at that time it says "Password is required" without the fake page. He would enter his password and we see the password (a little bit like sniffing).

Explanation / Answer

You are assuming that the purpose of a fake AP is to collect the password of the real AP. That is incorrect. The purpose of the fake AP is to get the target's password to websites, like their email, bank, etc.

You disconnect the target from the real AP, connect them to you (without password), then as they go to their websites, you "sniff" their credentials.

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