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There are 3 types of entities found in this directory.
1. Other sub-directories
2. Files created with each Kismet run:
a. .csv, .xml, .network – default files
b. .gps:
i. Enabled by default on Bronze – Gold versions
ii. if enabled by the user - Platinum version
c. .dump:
i. Not enabled on Bronze and Silver versions
ii. Enabled by default on Gold version
iii. If enabled by the user – Platinum version
3. Files created by WhirlWind processes (.js, .html, .kml)
File names created by Kismet are:
• “WW_”
• the DTG when Kismet run started
• a sequence number for uniqueness (generally “_1”)
• file extension associated with the file type
o “.csv” – network data in a “comma separated values”, text format
o “.gps” – detailed GPS data in an XML format
o “.network” – network list in a textual “paragraph” format
o “.xml” – network list in an XML format
o “.dump” – raw traffic dump in a “pcap” format
Files created by WhirlWind are:
• “.js” – javascript to sort the .html display
• “.html” – network data in a browser file
• “.kml” – Google Earth™ displayable script in “keyhole markup language”
Directories are:
• “icons” – due to fluctuations in the GE API, local pushpin images are
included
• “data.”BootDTG – individual .html files, 1 per network
During a Kismet run, data is written to storage every 60 seconds. It is also
written a final time when Kismet is shutdown with a ‘Q’ keypress.