📡💘🌎 | geowifi

Search WiFi geolocation data by BSSID and SSID on different public databases.

💾 Databases

Wigle	Apple	Google	Milnikov
WifiDB	Combain	Freifunk Carte	❌ (Discontinued) OpenWifi

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✔️Prerequisites

• Python3.
• In order to display emojis on Windows, it is recommended to install the new Windows terminal.

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🔑 APIs and configuration file

The tool has a configuration file in the gw_utils folder called config.yaml. Each of the configuration parameters and how to obtain the necessary information is explained below:

• wigle_auth:

In order to use the Wigle service it is necessary to obtain an API and configure the gw_utils/config.yaml file replacing the value of the “wigle_auth” parameter for the “Encoded for use” data provided by Wigle.

• google_api:

In order to use the Google Geolocation Services it is necessary to obtain an API and configure the gw_utils/config.yaml file replacing the value of the “google_api” parameter for the “API” provided. Google provides $200 of free monthly usage.

• combain_api:

In order to use the Combain API it is necessary to obtain an API and configure the gw_utils/config.yaml file replacing the value of the “combain_api” parameter for the “API” provided. Combain provides a free trial and paid plans.

• no-ssl-verify:

Option to enable or disable the SSL verification process on requests.

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🛠️ Installation

Start by cloning locally the GitHub repo then enter into the geowifi folder.
git must be present on your system

git clone https://github.com/GONZOsint/geowifi
cd ./geowifi/

Alternative is to use https://github.com/GONZOsint/geowifi/archive/refs/heads/main.zip then unzip the downloaded file.

Use local Python

Note: Use the package manager pip to install requirements.

virtualenv geowifi
source geowifi/bin/activate
python3 -m pip install -r requirements.txt

Docker

docker build -t geowifi:latest .

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🔎 Usage

usage: geowifi.py [-h] [-s {bssid,ssid}] [-o {map,json}] identifier

Search for information about a network with a specific BSSID or SSID.

positional arguments:
  identifier            The BSSID or SSID of the network to search for.

options:
  -h, --help            show this help message and exit
  -s {bssid,ssid}, --search-by {bssid,ssid}
                        Specifies whether to search by BSSID or SSID (default: bssid)
  -o {map,json}, --output-format {map,json}
                        Specifies the output format for the search results (default: map)

• Search by BSSID:

python3 geowifi.py -s bssid <input>

• Search by SSID:

python3 geowifi.py -s ssid <input>

It is possible to export the results in json format using the -o json parameter and show the locations on html map using -o map.

🐳 Docker usage

docker run --rm geowifi:latest

• Search by BSSID:

docker run --rm geowifi:latest -s bssid <input>

• Search by SSID:

docker run --rm geowifi:latest -s ssid <input>

🗺️ Map output example

💾 Json output example

[
  {
    "module": "google", 
    "bssid": "C8:XX:XX:XX:5E:45", 
    "latitude": 33.571844, 
    "longitude": -1XX.XXXXX97
  }, 
  {
    "module": "combain", 
    "error": "Not enough witooth"}, 
  {
    "module": "mylnikov", 
    "error": "Object was not found"
  },
  {
    "module": "vendor_check", 
    "vendor": "Cisco-Linksys, LLC"}, 
  {
    "module": "apple", 
    "bssid": "C8:XX:XX:XX:5E:45", 
    "latitude": 33.57198715, 
    "longitude": -1XX.XXXXX12}, 
  {
    "module": "wigle", 
    "bssid": "C8:XX:XX:XX:5E:45", 
    "ssid": "Vertigo", 
    "latitude": 33.60998154, 
    "longitude": -1XX.XXXXX22}, 
  {
    "module": "wifidb", 
    "bssid": "C8:XX:XX:XX:5E:45", 
    "ssid": "Vertigo", 
    "latitude": 33.6109, 
    "longitude": -1XX.XXXXX533
  }
]

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📢 Mentions

• This project uses some of the research and code used at iSniff-GPS.
• Thanks to Micah Hoffman for his attention and answers to my questions.
• Thanks to kennbro for lending me his scrupulous eyes to give me feedback.