The most advanced Penetration Testing Distribution Kali Linux is an open-source, Debian-based Linux distribution geared towards various in...
The most advancedPenetration Testing DistributionKali Linux is an open-source, Debian-based Linux distribution geared
towards various information security tasks, such as Penetration Testing,
Security Research, Computer Forensics and Reverse Engineering.
Kali Linux Features
What is Kali Linux, and what is a Penetration Testing Distribution?
What is a penetration testing distribution? As legend tells it, years ago there was a penetration test in an isolated environment where the assessment team was not able to bring in any computers or have network access in or out of the target environment. In order to do the work, the first penetration testing distribution was born. It was a bootable Live CD configured with various tools needed to do the work, and after the assessment was completed the Live CD was shared online and became very popular.
Kali Linux has a direct lineage from this original distribution, running on through BackTrack Linux, and now is Kali Linux.
What are the makings of a great penetration testing distribution? What a penetration testing distribution is judged on has changed over the years. Originally it was just how many tools did it hold. Then it was did it have package management, and how often were they updated? As we have matured, so has the features that we need to provide. The true indication of a great Penetration Testing distribution is the selection of useful and relevant features that it offers security professionals. What kind of features are we talking about? We’re happy you asked! We’ve made a short list of some of these Kali Linux features, and linked them to their respective sources.
Kali Linux requires:
- A minimum of 20GB hard disk space for installation depending on the version, Version 2020.2 requires at least 20GB.
- A minimum of 2GB RAM for i386 and AMD64 architectures.
- A bootable CD-DVD drive or a USB stick.
- A minimum of an Intel Core i3 or an AMD E1 processor for good performance.
https://www.kali.org/
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