A municipal wireless report requires screenshots of survey output before describing later testing. Why include those recon screenshots?
Select an answer to reveal the explanation.
Short Explanation
Show the survey screen so readers see how you picked the AP—SSID, BSSID, crypto flags, the works. That picture backs the scope story in the report. It is evidence of recon, not a magic substitute for every other artifact.
Full Explanation
Municipal wireless reports include survey screenshots before describing later testing because that recon evidence supports scope statements and documents how targets were selected. Readers see which SSIDs/BSSIDs appeared, what crypto was advertised, and why subsequent techniques were appropriate. Screenshots complement—not replace—PCAPs as narrative proof of disciplined targeting. Saying screenshots replace PCAPs and make binary captures unnecessary fails by concept: protocol-level re-analysis still needs packets. Claiming survey screenshots prove the PSK was recovered without key material fails by concept: survey imagery is not key recovery proof. Asserting screenshots satisfy OffSec exam proof.txt submission rules for live labs fails by concept: exam proof requirements are specific and not met by inventing a screenshot-only rule here. Exam caveat: redact out-of-scope neighbor SSIDs from published civic reports when policy requires minimizing third-party exposure. Operational check: capture timestamped survey screenshots tied to the PCAP filename, reference them in the scope section of the municipal report, and ensure they match the BSSIDs later tested. In civic practice, write the decision and the verification command into the engagement notes so another assessor can repeat the check on the next shift without rediscovering the same pitfall under time pressure.