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17-551: Kali Linux has approximately 600 penetration-testing programs (tools), including Armitage (a graphical cyber attack management tool), Nmap (a port scanner ), Wireshark (a packet analyzer ), metasploit (penetration testing framework), John the Ripper (a password cracker ), sqlmap (automatic SQL injection and database takeover tool), Aircrack-ng (a software suite for penetration-testing wireless LANs ), Burp suite and OWASP ZAP web application security scanners , etc. It

34-403: A Linux 6.1 kernel. It follows a LTS development model. The desktop environment is MATE , and the default display manager is LightDM . The system is certified to run on devices which have a minimum of 256MB of RAM , and it is suitable for both 32-bit ( i386 ) and 64-bit ( amd64 ) processor architectures. Moreover, the project is available for ARMv7 ( armhf ) architectures. In June 2017,

51-476: A book, Kali Linux Revealed , and makes it available for free download. Armitage (computing) Armitage is a graphical cyber attack management tool for the Metasploit Project that visualizes targets and recommends exploits. It is a free and open source network security tool notable for its contributions to red team collaboration allowing for: shared sessions, data, and communication through

68-518: 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. Kali Linux

85-493: A single Metasploit instance. Armitage is written and supported by Raphael Mudge. Armitage is a GUI front-end for the Metasploit Framework developed by Raphael Mudge with the goal of helping security professionals better understand hacking and to help them realize the power of Metasploit. It was originally made for Cyber Defense Exercises, but has since expanded its user base to other penetration testers . Armitage

102-710: A smooth experience are: 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 Beagle Board computer and Samsung's ARM Chromebook . The developers of Kali Linux aim to make Kali Linux available for more ARM devices. Kali Linux is already available for Asus Chromebook Flip C100P, 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. With

119-491: Is a scriptable red team collaboration tool built on top of the Metasploit Framework. Through Armitage, a user may launch scans and exploits, get exploit recommendations, and use the advanced features of the Metasploit Framework's meterpreter. Parrot OS Parrot OS is a Linux distribution based on Debian with a focus on security, privacy, and development. Parrot is based on Debian 's "stable" branch, with

136-602: Is designed for penetration testing , vulnerability assessment and mitigation, computer forensics , and anonymous web browsing . Parrot ARM is a lightweight Parrot release for embedded systems. It is currently available for Raspberry Pi devices. ParrotOS with nothing pre-installed. It allows for any software and desktop environment chosen by the user. There are multiple tools in Parrot OS which are specially designed for Security Researchers and are related to penetration testing. A few of them are listed below, more can be found on

153-399: Is developed with a focus towards cyber security experts, penetration testers, and white-hat hackers. There are a few other distributions dedicated to penetration testing, such as Parrot OS , BlackArch , and Wifislax. Kali Linux has stood out against these other distributions for cyber security and penetration testing, as well as having features such as the default user being the superuser in

170-446: Is the base edition of Parrot designed for daily use, and it targets regular users who need a "lightweight" system on their laptops or workstations. The distribution is useful for daily work. Parrot Home also includes programs to chat privately with people, encrypt documents, or browse the internet anonymously. The system can also be used as a starting point to build a system with a custom set of security tools. Parrot OS Security Edition

187-639: The Microsoft Store . Kali Linux has a dedicated project set aside for compatibility and porting to specific Android devices, called Kali 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 (Teensy like attacks), as well as Bad USB MITM attacks. BackTrack (Kali's predecessor) contained

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204-492: The Kali Live Environment. Kali Linux includes security tools, such as: These tools can be used for a number of purposes, most of which involve exploiting a victim network or application, performing network discovery, or scanning a target IP address. Many tools from the previous version ( BackTrack ) were eliminated to focus on the most popular and effective penetration testing applications. Offensive Security provides

221-556: The Parrot Team announced they were considering to change from Debian to Devuan , mainly because of problems with systemd . As of January 21st, 2019, the Parrot team has begun to phase out the development of their 32-bit ( i386 ) ISO. In August 2020, the Parrot OS officially supports Lightweight Xfce Desktop. Parrot has multiple editions that are based upon Debian , with various desktop environments available. Parrot OS Home Edition

238-613: The Ripper, Metasploit Framework, Nmap, Shellshock , and Wget . The first version, 1.0.0 "moto", was released in March 2013. With version 2019.4 in November 2019, the default user interface was switched from GNOME to Xfce , with a GNOME version still available. With version 2020.3 in August 2020, the default shell was switched from Bash to ZSH , with Bash remaining as an option. Kali Linux requires: The recommended hardware specification for

255-492: The arrival of Kali NetHunter , Kali Linux is also officially available on Android devices such as the Nexus 5, Nexus 6, Nexus 7, Nexus 9, Nexus 10, OnePlus One, and some Samsung Galaxy models. It has also been made available for more Android devices through unofficial community builds. Kali Linux is available on Windows 10 , on top of Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL). The official Kali distribution for Windows can be downloaded from

272-458: The official website. Tor , also known as The Onion Router, is a distributed network that anonymizes Internet browsing. It is designed in a way that the IP Address of the client using Tor is hidden from the server that the client is visiting. Also, the data and other details are hidden from the client’s Internet Service Provider (ISP). Tor network uses hops to encrypt the data between the client and

289-449: Was developed by Mati Aharoni and Devon Kearns of Offensive Security through the rewrite of BackTrack , their previous information security testing Linux distribution based on Knoppix . Kali Linux's popularity grew when it was featured in multiple episodes of the TV series Mr. Robot . Tools highlighted in the show and provided by Kali Linux include Bluesniff, Bluetooth Scanner (btscanner), John

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