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Kali Linux(About)

Development

It 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. The third core developer Raphaël Hertzog joined them as a Debian expert.

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 Beagle Board computer and on Samsung's ARM Chromebook.

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

Features

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.

Tools

Kali Linux includes security tools, such as
Information Gathering


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