4 symbols WPA2 password?
#1
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Hi all

Recently i captured WPA2 handshake that contains only 4 symbol password length:


Code:
BSSID=70:9f:2d:b5:be:c0 ESSID=oso3 (Length: 4)\
--> STA=fc:f1:36:c9:34:ee, Message Pair=0, Replay Counter=10\
--> STA=fc:f1:36:c9:34:ee, Message Pair=2, Replay Counter=10}


When i tried brute-force it with hashcat it says:

Code:
Skipping mask '?d?d?d?d' because it is smaller than the minimum password length

1) How can it be, if WPA2 minimum password length is 8 symbols? Is it wrong capture? 
I doublechecked with WiFi Explorer that target SSID has WPA2 protection

2) How can i bypass minimum password length limit? 
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#2
The password is not four characters. That's impossible to tell from the handshake. The ESSID has length four.
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#3
Thanks for info, will know it
Previous try was lucky, ESSID had 10 symbols length, i assume that's a password length and then cracked it with mobile numbers dictionary in 20 minutes...
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#4
ESSID is the name of the wifi, nothing to do with the password =)
Password must be between 8 and 63 characters, no more no less.
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