Kali Linux 2017.1 (About)

Kali Linux*

                                                by Technec10

Kali Linux is a Debian-derived Linux distribution designed for digital forensics and penetration testing. It is maintained and funded by Offensive Security Ltd. Mati Aharoni, Devon Kearns and Raphaël Hertzog are the core developers .

*Requirements

1. Kali Linux requires a minimum of 20GB hard disk space for installation .
2. A minimum of 1GB RAM for i386 and AMD64 architectures .
3. A bootable CD-DVD drive or a USB stick .

*Supported Platforms

Kali Linux is distributed in 32-bit and 64-bit images for use on hosts based on the x86 instruction set and as an image for the ARM architecture for use on the BeagleBoardcomputer and on Samsung's ARM Chromebook.

The developers of Kali Linux aim to make Kali Linux available for ARM devices .

Kali Linux is already available for BeagleBone Black, HP Chromebook, CubieBoard 2, CuBox, CuBox-i, Raspberry Pi, EfikaMX, Odroid U2, Odroid XU, Odroid XU3, Samsung Chromebook, Utilite Pro, Galaxy Note 10.1, and SS808 .

*Features

Kali Linux has a dedicated project set aside for compatibility and porting to specific Android devices, called Kali Linux NetHunter.

It is the first Open Source Android penetration testing platform for Nexus devices, created as a joint effort between the Kali community member “BinkyBear” and Offensive Security. It supports Wireless 802.11 frame injection, one-click MANA Evil Access Point setups, HID keyboard as well as Bad USB MITM attacks.

BackTrack (Kali's predecessor) contained a mode known as forensic mode, which was carried over to Kali via live boot. This mode is very popular for many reasons, partly because many Kali users already have a bootable Kali USB drive or CD, and this option makes it easy to apply Kali to a forensic job. When booted in forensic mode, the system doesn't touch the internal hard drive or swap space and auto mounting is disabled. However, the developers recommend that users test these features extensively before using Kali for real world forensics .

*Most Amazing Tools -

Kali Linux includes many well known security tools like -

• Nmap
• Aircrack-ng
• Kismet
• Wireshark
• Metasploit Framework
• Burp suite
• John the Ripper
• Social Engineering Toolkit
• Maltego
• Ettercap
• OWASP ZAP

*References

1. Offensive Security. Retrieved 2014-11-02.

2. Offensive Security. 2012-12-12. Retrieved 2013-03-13.

*for Tutorials -

please visit https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCC8o01gWm-UX89TlaTRnuVw

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