What is Kali Linux

[anitsh]

Notes

• Kali Linux is a Debian-based Linux distribution aimed at advanced Penetration Testing and Security Auditing.
• Kali contains several hundred tools which are geared towards various information security tasks, such as Penetration Testing, Security research, Computer Forensics and Reverse Engineering.
• Kali adheres to the Filesystem Hierarchy Standard, meaning has similar file and folder system like other standard Linux distro.
• Kali is a Linux distribution specifically geared towards professional penetration testers and security specialists, and given its unique nature, it is NOT a recommended distribution if you’re unfamiliar with Linux or are looking for a general-purpose Linux desktop distribution for development, web design, gaming, etc.
• Kali is an open source project, it’s not a wide-open source project, for reasons of security.

Resources

• https://www.kali.org/docs/introduction/what-is-kali-linux
• https://www.kali.org/docs/introduction/should-i-use-kali-linux
• https://tools.kali.org

[anitsh]

docker pull kalilinux/kali-linux-docker docker run -ti kalilinux/kali-linux-docker /bin/bash

apt install kali-linux-top10 Tried to install this meta package but apt could not find it. Search pointed to katloon, kali tools intaller

While trying to run katloon, found out there was no python. intalled python, so intalled it.

https://itsfoss.com/best-kali-linux-tools

need to complete https://medium.com/@airman604/kali-linux-in-a-docker-container-5a06311624eb installation and moving forward.

[anitsh]

The last part in the blog was nothing much. docker run -ti --rm --mount type=bind,src=/some/path/kali-root,dst=/root --mount type=bind,src=/some/path/kali-postgres,dst=/var/lib/postgresql my-kali bash Just showed how to mount the volume.

[anitsh]

To make a better use of this tool, basic pen-test and security audit must be understood.

• https://github.com/codeanit/til/issues/100 Pentest basic
• https://github.com/codeanit/til/issues/129 Cyber security audit