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Kismet 2017-??-??
Mike Kershaw <dragorn@kismetwireless.net>
https://www.kismetwireless.net
[ New kismet readme, in progress ]
**. Quick Setup Guide
Kismet has many configuration knobs and options; but for the quickest
way to get the basics working:
1. Install dependencies. Kismet needs a number of libraries and
development headers to compile; these should be available in
nearly all distributions.
For Ubuntu:
$ sudo apt-get install build-essential libmicrohttpd-dev git \
libnl-3-dev libnl-genl-3-dev libcap-dev libpcap-dev \
libncurses5-dev libnm-dev libdw-dev libsqlite3-dev
Additionally, to support HackRF sweep, you'll need:
$ sudo apt-get install libhackrf-dev libfftw3-dev
2. Clone Kismet from git. If you haven't cloned Kismet before:
$ git clone https://www.kismetwireless.net/git/kismet.git
If you have a Kismet repo already:
$ cd kismet
$ git pull
3. Run configure. This will find all the specifics about your system
and prepare Kismet for compiling. If you have any missing dependencies
or incompatible library versions, they will show up here.
$ cd kismet
$ ./configure
Pay attention to the summary at the end and look out for any warnings! The
summary will show key features and raise warnings for missing dependencies which
will drastically affect the compiled Kismet.
4. Compile Kismet.
$ make
You can accelerate the process by adding '-j #', depending on how many
CPUs you have. For instance on a quad-core system:
$ make -j4
5. Install Kismet. Generally, you should install Kismet as suid-root;
Kismet will automatically add a group and install the capture binaries
accordingly.
$ sudo make suidinstall
6. Put yourself in the Kismet group.
$ sudo usermod -a -G kismet foouser
This will add 'foouser' to the Kismet group.
7. Log out and back in. Linux does not update groups until you log in; if
you have just added yourself to the Kismet group you will have to
re-log in.
Check that you are in the Kismet group with:
$ groups
8. You're now ready to run Kismet! Point it at your network interface... Different
distributions (and kernel versions, and distribution versions) name interfaces
differently; your interface may be 'wlan0' or 'wlan1', or it may be named
something like 'wlp0s1', or it may be named using the MAC address of the card
and look like 'wlx00c0ca8d7f2e'.
You can list the cards Kismet detects on your system with:
$ /usr/local/bin/kismet_capture_tools/kismet_cap_linux_wifi --list
The results will resemble:
linuxwifi supported data sources:
wlan0
wlx00c0ca8d7f2e
$ kismet -c wlan0
THE FIRST TIME YOU RUN KISMET, it will generate a new, random password
for your web interface.
This password can be found in the config file:
~/.kismet/kismet_httpd.conf
which is in the home directory of the user running Kismet.
You will need this password to control Kismet from the web page - without
it you can still view information about devices, view channel allocations,
and most other actions, but you CAN NOT control Kismet data sources,
view pcaps, or perform other actions.
9. Point your browser at http://localhost:2501
You will be prompted to do basic configuration - Kismet has many options
in the web UI which can be tweaked.
To use all the features of the Kismet web UI, put in the password found
in ~/.kismet/kismet_httpd.conf
00. Upgrading & Using Kismet Git-Master
Kismet is undergoing a large number of changes, including the transition to
a new web-based UI, new capture system, and new internal tracking.
The safest route is to remove any old Kismet version you have installed -
by uninstalling the package if you installed it via your distribution, or
by removing it manually if you installed it from source (specifically,
be sure to remove the binaries 'kismet_server', 'kismet_client', and
'kismet_capture', by default found in '/usr/local/bin/' and the config
file 'kismet.conf', by default in '/usr/local/bin/'.
You can then configure, and install, the new Kismet.
Some major changes in the Git code over the last stable release include:
- New config format. You should make sure to look at the new config
and read about the changes in the README.
- New web-based UI. Kismet will now direct you to visit the web ui via
http://localhost:2501
- New packet capture system. Kismet now uses an independent process for
each capture source, and some packet source configuration options have
changed.
While heavy development is underway, the config file may change; generally
breaking changes will be mentioned on Twitter and in the git commit logs.
xx. Installing Kismet - Suid vs Normal
It is strongly recommended that Kismet never be run as root; instead use
the Kismet suid-root installation method; when compiling from source it
can be installed via:
$ ./configure
$ make
$ sudo make suidinstall
Keep reading for more details...
Controlling network interfaces on most systems requires root, or super-user
access.
While written with security strongly in mind, Kismet is a large and complex
program, which handles possibly hostile data from the world. This makes it
a very bad choice to run as root.
To mitigate this, Kismet uses separate processes to control the network
interfaces and capture packets. These capture programs are much smaller
than Kismet itself, and do minimal (or no) processing on the contents of
the packets they receive.
To install Kismet so that it can run as a normal user and use the helper
binaries, install Kismet via:
$ ./configure
$ make
$ sudo make suidinstall
This will create a new group, 'kismet', and install capture tools which
need root access as suid-root but only runnable by users in the 'kismet'
group.
This will allow anyone in the Kismet group to change the configuration of
wireless interfaces on the system, but will prevent Kismet from running as
root.
xx. Kismet Data Sources
Kismet gets data (which can be packets, devices, or other information) from
"data sources".
Data sources can be created several ways:
* source=foo in kismet.conf
* -c foo on the command line when starting Kismet
* via the web interface
* scriptable via the REST api
Source definitions look like:
source=[interface]:[option, option, option]
For example to capture from a Linux Wi-Fi device on 'wlan1' with no special
options:
source=wlan1
To capture from a Linux Wi-Fi device on wlan1 while setting some special
options, like telling it to not change channels and to go to channel 6
to start with:
source=wlan1:channel_hop=false,channel=6
source=wlan1:channel_hop=false,channel=11HT-
Different data sources have different options, read on for more information
about the different capture sources Kismet supports.
When no options are provided for a data source, the defaults are controlled
by settings in kismet.conf:
channel_hop=true | false
Controls if new sources enable channel hopping. Because radios can only
look at one channel at a time (typically), channel hopping jumps around
the known channels.
Typically, channel hopping should be turned on. It can be turned off on
individual data sources.
channel_hop_speed=channels/sec | channels/min
Channel hopping can happen either X times a second, or X times a minute.
Slower channel hopping may capture more information on a busy channel, but
will miss brief bursts of traffic on other channels; faster channel hopping
may see more momentary traffic but will fail to capture complete records.
By default, Kismet hops at 5 channels a second.
Examples:
channel_hop_speed=5/sec
channel_hop_speed=10/min
split_source_hopping=true | false
Kismet can run with multiple interfaces for the same protocol - for instance,
two, three, or even more Wi-Fi cards. Typically it does not make sense to
have multiple sources of the same type hopping to the same channel at the
same time. With split-hopping, Kismet will take the channel list for devices
of the same type, and start each source at a different part of the channel
list, maximizing coverage.
Generally there is no reason to turn this off.
randomized_hopping=true | false
Generally, data sources retrieve the list of channels in sequential order.
On some source types (like Wi-Fi), channels can overlap; hopping in a
semi-random order increases channel coverage by using overlap to spy on
nearby channels when possible.
Generally, there is no reason to turn this off.
retry_on_source_error=true | false
If true, Kismet will try to re-open a source which is in an error state
after five seconds.
timestamp=true | false
If true, Kismet will override the timestamp of the packet with the
local timestamp of the server; this is the default behavior for
remote capture sources but can be turned off either on a per-source
basis or by turning it off in kismet.conf
xx. Datasource: Linux Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi Capture on Linux
The Linux Wi-Fi data source handles capturing from Wi-Fi interfaces using the
two most recent Linux standards: The new netlink/mac80211 standard present
since approximately 2007, and the legacy ioctl-based IW extensions system
present since approximately 2002.
Packet capture on Wi-Fi is accomplished via "monitor mode", a special mode
where the card is told to report all packets seen, and to report them at
the 802.11 link layer instead of emulating an Ethernet device.
The Linux Wi-Fi source will auto-detect supported interfaces by querying the
network interface list and checking for wireless configuration APIs. It
can be manually specified with 'type=linuxwifi.
The Linux Wi-Fi capture uses the 'kismet_cap_linux_wifi' tool, and should
typically be installed suid-root: Linux requires root to manipulate the
network interfaces and create new ones.
Supported Hardware
Not all hardware and drivers support monitor mode, but many do. Typically
any driver shipped with the Linux kernel supports monitor mode, and does so
in a standard way Kismet understands. If a specific piece of hardware does
not have a Linux driver yet, or does not have a standard driver with monitor
mode support, Kismet will not be able to use it.
The Linux Wi-Fi source is known to support, among others:
- All Atheros-based cards (ath5k, ath9k, ath10k with some restrictions,
USB-based atheros cards like the AR9271)
- Modern Intel-based cards (all supported by the iwlwifi driver including
the 3945, 4965, 7265, 8265 and similar)
- Realtek USB devices (rtl8180 and rtl8187, such as the Alfa AWUS036H)
- Realtek USB 802.11AC (rtl8812au), with some restrictions
- RALink rt2x00 based devices
- ZyDAS cards
- Almost all drivers shipped with the Linux kernel
It will NOT work with:
- Raspberry Pi 3 or ZeroW built-in Wi-Fi using standard drivers. The Broadcom
embedded firmware does not support monitor mode. It may be possible
to get it working with the Nexmon driver project, available at:
https://github.com/seemoo-lab/nexmon
- Most out-of-kernel drivers installed by a distribution outside of
the normal kernel driver set. Some distributions (raspbian for instance)
package custom drivers for many of the cheaper USB Wi-Fi adapters, and
these drivers do not support monitor mode.
Many more devices should be supported - if yours isn't listed and works, let
us know via Twitter (@kismetwireless).
Wi-Fi Source Parameters
Linux Wi-Fi sources accept several options in the source definition:
blockedchannels="a,b,c,d"
Some Linux Wi-Fi drivers report channels which they then do not
actually support properly - specifically, the Intel 8265 seems to
be guilty of this, and will actually crash the firmware of the NIC
when setting some channels.
Channels found in the blockedchannels list will be excluded from the
source, regardless of what channels the source claims to support.
Note that the channels must be quoted:
source=wlan1:blockedchannels="1,2,3,4,5,6,6HT40-"
When passing the source definition via '-c' on the command line, the
shell may remove quotes if they are not escaped:
$ kismet -c wlan1:blockedchannels=\"1,2,3,4,5,6\"
fcsfail=true | false
mac80211-based drivers sometimes have the option to report packets
which do not pass the frame checksum, or FCS. Generally these packets
are garbage - they are packets which, due to in-air corruption due to
collisions with other packets, have become corrupt.
Usually there is no good reason to turn this on unless you are doing
research on non-standard packets and hope to glean some sort of
information from them.
hop=true | false
Enable channel hopping on this source. If this is omitted, the source
will use the global hopping option.
hoprate=channels/sec | channels/min
Like the global channel_hop_rate configuration option, this sets the
speed of channel hopping on this source only. If this is omitted,
the source will use the global hop rate.
ignoreprimary=true | false
mac80211-based drivers use multiple virtual interfaces to control
behavior: A single Wi-Fi interface might have 'wlan0' as the
"normal" Wi-Fi interface, and Kismet would make 'wlan0mon' as the
capture interface.
Typically, all non-monitor interfaces must be placed into a "down"
state for capture to work reliably, or for channel hopping to work.
In the rare case where you are attempting to run Kismet on the same
interface as another mode (such as access point or client), you
may want to leave the base interface running. If you set
"ignoreprimary=true" on the source, Kismet will not bring down the
primary interface.
This *almost always* must be combined with "hop=false" or setting
channels will fail.
plcpfail=true | false
mac80211-based drivers sometimes have the ability to report events
that may have looked like packets, but which have invalid low-level
packet headers (PLCP). Generally these events have no meaning, and
very few drivers are able to report them.
Usually there is no good reason to turn this on, unless you are
doing research attempting to capture Wi-Fi-like encoded data which
is not actually Wi-Fi.
uuid=AAAAAAAA-BBBB-CCCC-DDDD-EEEEEEEEEEEE
Assign a custom UUID to this source. If no custom UUID is provided,
a UUID is computed from the MAC address and the name of the datasource
capture engine; the auto-generated UUID will be consistent as long as
the MAC address of the capture interface remains the same.
vif=foo
mac80211-based drivers use multiple virtual interfaces to control
behavior. Kismet will make a monitor mode virtual interface (vif)
automatically, named after some simple rules:
- If the interface given to Kismet on the source definition is
already in monitor mode, Kismet will use that interface and
not create a VIF
- If the interface name is too long, such as when some
distributions use the entire MAC address as the interface name,
Kismet will make a new interface named 'kismonX'
- Otherwise, Kismet will add 'mon' to the interface; ie given an
interface 'wlan0', Kismet will create 'wlan0mon'
The 'vif=' option allows setting a custom name which will be used
instead of creating a name.
retry=true | false
Automatically try to re-open this interface if an error occurs. If the
capture source encounters a fatal error, Kismet will try to re-open it in
five seconds. If this is omitted, the source will use the global retry
option.
Special Drivers
Some drivers require special behavior - whenever possible, Kismet will detect
these drivers and "do the right thing".
- The rtl8812au driver (available at https://github.com/astsam/rtl8812au)
supports monitor mode on these interfaces, however it appears to be
very timing sensitive. Additionally, it supports creating mac80211 VIFs,
but does NOT support capturing using them! It will only support capturing
from the base interface, which must be placed in monitor mode using
the legacy ioctls.
Additionally, the rtl8812au will sometimes refuse to tune to channels it
reports as supported - other times it works as expected. Kismet will continue
despite intermittent errors.
xx. Data source: Pcapfile
Pcap files are a standard format generated by libpcap, most commonly in
conjunction with a tool like tcpdump, wireshark, or Kismet itself.
Kismet can replay a pcapfile for testing, debugging, demo, or re-processing.
The Pcapfile datasource will auto-detect pcap files and paths to files:
$ kismet -c /tmp/foo.pcap
It can be manually specified with 'type=pcapfile'
The pcapfile capture uses the 'kismet_cap_pcapfile' tool which does not need
special privileges.
Pcapfile Options
realtime=true | false
Normally pcapfiles are replayed as quickly as possible. Specifying the
realtime=true option will slow the pcap file playback to match the original
capture rate.
retry=true | false
Automatically try to re-open this interface if an error occurs. If the
capture source encounters a fatal error, Kismet will try to re-open it in
five seconds. If this is omitted, the source will use the global retry
option.
Pcap files will (obviously) contain the same content each time, so replaying
typically will not cause devices to update.
uuid=AAAAAAAA-BBBB-CCCC-DDDD-EEEEEEEEEEEE
Assign a custom UUID to this source. If no custom UUID is provided,
a purely random UUID is generated.
xx. Remote Packet Capture
Kismet can capture from a remote source over a TCP connection.
Kismet remote packet feeds are initiated by the same tools that Kismet uses to
configure a local source; for example if Kismet is running on a host on IP
192.168.1.2, to capture from a Linux Wi-Fi device on another device you could
use:
$ /usr/local/bin/kismet_capture_tools/kismet_cap_linux_wifi \
--connect 192.168.1.2:3501 --source=wlan1
Specifically, this uses the kismet_cap_linux_wifi tool, which is by default
installed in `/usr/local/bin/kismet_capture_tools/`, to connect to the IP
192.168.1.2 port 3501.
The --source=... parameter is the same as you would use in a `source=' Kismet
configuration file entry, or as `-c' to Kismet itself.
By default, Kismet only allows remote packet connections from the localhost IP;
you must either:
1. Set up a tunnel, for example using SSH port forwarding, to connect the remote
device to the host Kismet is running on. This is very simple to do, and adds
security to the remote packet connection:
$ ssh someuser@192.168.1.2 -L 3501:localhost:3501
Then in another terminal:
$ /usr/local/bin/kismet_capture_tools/kismet_cap_linux_wifi \
--connect localhost:3501 --source=wlan1
The `ssh' command places SSH in the background (using `-f'), connects to
the host Kismet is running on, and tunnels port 3501.
The kismet_cap_linux_wifi command is the same as the first example, but
connects to localhost:3501 to use the SSH port forwarding.
Other, more elegant solutions exist for building the SSH tunnel, such
as `autossh'.
2. Kismet can be configured to accept connections on a specific interface,
or from all IP addresses, by changing the `remote_capture_listen=' line in
kismet.conf:
remote_capture_listen=0.0.0.0
would enable listening on all interfaces, while
remote_capture_listen=192.168.1.2
would enable listening only on the given IP (again using the above example
of Kismet running on 192.168.1.2).
Remote capture *should only be enabled on interfaces on a protected LAN*.
Additional remote capture arguments
Kismet capture tools supporting remote capture also support the following options:
--connect=[host]:[port]
Connects to a remote Kismet server on [host] and port [port]. When using
`--connect=...' you MUST specify a `--source=...' options
--source=[source definition]
Define a source; this is used only in remote connection mode. The source
definition is the same as defining a local source for Kismet via `-c' or
the `source=' config file option.
--disable-retry
By default, a remote source will attempt to reconnect if the connection
to the Kismet server is lost.
--daemonize
Places the capture tool in the background and daemonizes it.
xx. Tuning Kismet Packet Capture
Kismet has a number of tuning options to handle quirks in different types
packet captures. These options can be set in the kismet.conf config file
to control how Kismet behaves in some situations:
dot11_process_phy=[true|false]
802.11 Wi-Fi networks have three basic packet classes - Management,
Phy, and Data. The Phy packet type is the shortest, and caries the
least amount of information - it is used to acknowledge packet reception
and controls the packet collision detection CTS/RTS system. These packets
can be useful, however they are also the most likely to become corrupted
and still pass checksum.
Kismet turns off processing of Phy packets by default because they can lead
to spurious device detection, especially in high-data captures. For
complete tracking and possible detection of hidden-node devices, it can
be set to 'true'.
xx. Kismet Webserver
Kismet now integrates a webserver which serves the web-based UI and data
to external clients.
THE FIRST TIME YOU RUN KISMET, it will generate a RANDOM password. This
password is stored in:
~/.kismet/kismet_httpd.conf
which is in the home directory of the user which ran Kismet.
You will need this password to log into Kismet for the first time.
The webserver is configured via the kismet_httpd.conf file. These options
may be included in the base kismet.conf file, but are broken out for
clarity.
By default, Kismet does not run in SSL mode. If you provide a certificate
and key file in PEM format, Kismet supports standard SSL / HTTPS. For more
information on creating a SSL certificate, look at:
README.SSL
HTTP configuration options:
httpd_username=username
Set the username. This is required for any actions which can change
configuration (adding / removing data sources, changing server-side
configuration data, downloading packet captures, etc).
The default user is 'kismet', and by default, the httpd_username= and
httpd_password= configuration options are stored in the
users home directory, in ~/.kismet/kismet_httpd.conf.
httpd_password=password
Set the password. The first time you run Kismet, it will auto-generate
a random password and store it in ~/.kismet/kismet_httpd.conf .
It is generally preferred to keep the username and password in the
per-user configuration file, however they may also be set here in
the global config.
If httpd_username or httpd_password is found in the global config, it is
used instead of the per-user config value.
httpd_port=port
Sets the port for the webserver to listen to. By default, this is
port 2501, the port traditionally used by the Kismet client/server
protocol.
httpd_ssl=true|false
Turn on SSL. If this is turned on, you must provide a SSL certificate
and key in PEM format with the httpd_ssl_cert and httpd_ssl_key
configuration options.
See README.SSL for more information about SSL certificates.
httpd_ssl_cert=/path/to/cert.pem
Path to a PEM-format SSL certificate.
This option is ignored if Kismet is not running in SSL mode.
Logformat escapes can be used in this. Specifically, "%S"
will automatically expand to the system install data directory,
and "%h" will expand to the home directory of the user running
Kismet.
Example:
httpd_ssl_cert=%h/.kismet/kismet.pem
httpd_ssl_key=/path/to/key.pem
Path to a PEM-format SSL key file. This file should not have a
password set.
This option is ignored if Kismet is not running in SSL mode.
Logformat escapes can be used in this. Specifically, "%S"
will automatically expand to the system install data directory,
and "%h" will expand to the home directory of the user running
Kismet.
Example:
httpd_ssl_key=%h/.kismet/kismet.key
httpd_home=/path/to/httpd/data
Path to static content web data to be served by Kismet. This is
typically set automatically to the directory installed by Kismet
in the installation prefix.
Logformat escapes can be used in this. Specifically, "%S" will
automatically expand to the system install data directory. By
default this should be:
httpd_home=%S/kismet/httpd/
Typically the only reason to change this directory is to replace
the Kismet web UI with alternate code.
httpd_user_home=/path/to/user/httpd/data
Path to static content stored in the home directory of the
user running Kismet. This is typically set to the httpd directory
inside the users .kismet directory.
This allows plugins installed to the user directory to install
web UI components.
Logformat escapes can be used in this. Specifically, "%h" will
expand to the current users home directory. By default this should
be:
httpd_user_home=%h/.kismet/httpd/
Typically there is no reason to change this directory.
If you wish to disable serving content from the user directory
entirely, comment this configuration option out.
httpd_session_db=/path/to/session/db
Path to save HTTP sessions to. This allows Kismet to remember valid
browser login sessions over restarts of kismet_server.
If you want to refresh the logins (and require browsers to log in
again after each restart), comment this option.
Typically there is no reason to change this option.
Logformat escapes can be used in this. Specifically, "%h" will
expand to the current users home directory. By default this
should be:
httpd_session_db=%h/.kismet/session.db
httpd_mime=extension:mimetype
Kismet supports MIME types for most standard file formats, however if
you are serving custom content with a MIME type not correctly set,
additional MIME types can be defined here.
Multiple httpd_mime lines may be used to add multiple mime types.
Example:
httpd_mime=html:text/html
httpd_mime=svg:image/svg+xml
Typically, MIME types do not need to be added.
xx. GPS
Kismet can integrate with a GPS device to provide geolocation coordinates
for devices.
GPS data is included in the log files, in PPI pcap files, and exported
over the REST interface.
Kismet can not use GPS to determine the absolute location of the device;
it can only use it to determine the location of the receiver. The
location estimate of a device can be improved by circling the suspected
location.
In addition to logging GPS data on a per-packet basis, Kismet maintains a
running average of device locations which are exported as the average
location in the Kismet UI and in device summaries. Because the running
average can be heavily influenced by the sensors position, this running
average may not be very accurate.
Multiple GPS devices can be defined at once, however only the highest
priority active device is used.
GPS is configured via the 'gps=' configuration option. GPS options are
passed on the configuration line:
gps=type:option1=val1,option2=val2
Supported GPS types are:
serial (High priority)
Locally-connected serial NMEA GPS device. This supports most
USB and Bluetooth (rfcomm/spp) connected GPS devices. This does
not support the few GPS devices which output proprietary binary
Options:
name=foo
Arbitrary name to identify this GPS device.
device=/path/to/device
Path to the serial device. The user Kismet is running as must
have access to this device.
reconnect=true|false
Automatically re-open the serial port if there is a problem with
the GPS or if it is disconnected.
baud=rate
Specify a baud rate for the serial port. Most serial GPS devices
operate at 4800, which Kismet uses by default. If your device
is special, set the baud rate here.
Example:
gps=serial:device=/dev/ttyACM0,reconnect=true,name=LaptopSerial
gpsd (High priority)
A GPSD server. GPSD (http://www.catb.org/gpsd/) parses GPS
data from multiple GPS vendors (including proprietary binary)
and makes it available over a standard TCP/IP connection.
There are multiple GPSD versions with various levels of support
and incompatible protocols. Kismet supports the older-style GPSD
text protocol as well as the new GPSD3 JSON protocol.
Options:
name=foo
Arbitrary name to identify this GPS device.
host=hostname-or-ip
Hostname or IP of GPSD host.
port=port
GPSD port. GPSD listens on port 2947 by default.
reconnect=true|false
Automatically reconnect to the GPSD server if the connection
is lost.
Example:
gps=gpsd:host=localhost,port=2947,reconnect=true
web (Medium priority)
A web-based client with a modern web browser and location hardware
(such as a phone) can supply their GPS location. This is only
available to logged-in users on the Kismet web UI, but can turn a
generic phone and web browser into a location source.
Typically browsers cannot supply speed or other options, and the
precision of this GPS source will be reduced because it may not
be updated as frequently as a locally connected GPS.
Options:
name=foo
Arbitrary name to identify this GPS device.
Example:
gps=web:name=web
-or-
gps=web
virtual (lowest priority)
A virtual GPS always reports a static location. The virtual gps
injects location information on stationary sensor or drone.
Options:
name=foo
Arbitrary name to identify this GPS device.
lat=coordinate
Latitude coordinate.
lon=coordinate
Longitude coordinate.
alt=altitude
Altitude, in meters.
Example:
gps=virtual:lat=123.4566,lon=40.002,alt=23.45
xx. SIEM support
Kismet is natively compatible with the Prelude SIEM event management system
(https://www.prelude-siem.org) and can send Kismet alerts to Prelude.
To enable communication with a Prelude SIEM sensor, support must be enabled
at compile time by adding --enable-prelude to any other options passed to
the configure script:
$ ./configure --enable-prelude