Kali Linux: The Most Advanced Penetration Testing Distribution

Kali Linux is a Linux-based penetration testing arsenal that aids Security Professionals in performing assessments in a purely native environment dedicated to hacking. Kali Linux is a distribution based on the Debian GNU/Linux distribution aimed at digital forensics and penetration testing use. It is a successor to the popular BackTrack distribution.

This chapter will guide you through the wonderful world of Kali Linux, a specialized Linux distribution for the purpose of penetration testing. In this chapter, we will cover the following topics:

A Brief Introduction
Kali Linux hands-on: Choosing the right version to download
Installing to a hard disk drive
Installing Kali Live USB Persistent

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Nmap
DMitry
IKE-Scan
Th3Inspector
Legion
Maltego
Shodan
Recon-ng
Net Discover
Legion

Nmap
Nikto
Legion

Brupsuite
Commix
Skipfish
SQLMap
WpScan
ZAP

SQLite database browser
SQLMap

Hash Identifier
Findmyhash
CyberChef
Cewl
Crunch
Hashcat
John
Johnny
Medusa
NCrack
OPHCrack
Wordlists

Aircrack-ng
Fern wifi Cracker
Kismet
PixieWPS
Reaver
Wifite

Clang
Clang ++
NASM Shell
Radare2

Metasploit Framework
MSF Payload Creator
Beast
Kage
Searchsplot
Social Engineering Toolkit
SQLMap
BeEF
Armitage
L3MON

Ettercap-Graphical
MacChanger
MitmProxy
Netsniff-ng
Responder
Wireshark

exe2hex
Mimikatz
Powerspolit
Proxyxhains4
Weevely

Autopsy
Binwalk
Bulk_extractor
Hashdeep

Cutycapt
Maltego

Maltego
MSF Payload Creator
Social Engineering Toolkit