2. • What is open source?
• What is Linux?
• What is Kali Linux?
• History
• Penetration testing and Digital forensics
• Features and Flexibility
• Why use Kali?
• Misconceptions
3. OPEN SOURCE
• What is open source?
• Open Source is something which you can
modify as per your needs, share with others
without any licensing violation burden.
• Examples: Linux , OpenIndiana, React OS etc.
4. What is LINUX?
• Linux is a kernel. People have a misconception
that it is an operating system but it actually is a
part of the OS and not a complete OS (you can
search for the difference over the Internet).
• The Linux kernel was developed by Linus
Torvalds .
• It is an Open Source software which means that
the code is freely available and anyone can make
changes to it as per their choice.
5. What is Kali Linux ?
• Kali Linux is a Debian-derived Linux distribution
And a member of UNIX OS Family.
• Maintained and Funded by Offensive Security
Limited.
• Primarily designed for Penetration Testing and
Digital Forensics.
• Developed by Mati Aharoni and Devon Kearns
of Offensive Security.
• Rewrite of Backtrack.
6. Kali Linux Core Developers
Mati Aharoni (muts) is the
lead Kali developer, trainer
and founder of Offensive
Security. With over 10 years
of experience as a
professional penetration
tester, Mati has uncovered
several major security flaws
and is actively involved in the
offensive security arena.
Mati Aharoni :
7. Devon Kearns (dookie) is an
Offensive Security instructor,
Kali Linux developer, the
administrator of the Exploit
Database, co-creator of the
Metasploit Unleashed project,
fanatic, and co-author of
Metasploit: The Penetration
Tester’s Guide.
Devon Kearns :
8. Raphaël Hertzog (bux) is an
experienced Debian
developer and consultant,
author of the well known
Debian Administrator’s
Handbook. He’s the packaging
wizard in team and manages
continuously growing
development infrastructure.
Raphaël Hertzog :
9. History
• Knoppix , ancestor of Kali Linux was the first ever
bootable Live Linux Operating system , which is still in
existence.
• Knoppix project was then forked into Whoppix and then
re-forked into WHAX.
• WHAX was then re-branded and streamlined into the
BackTrack , the predecessor of Kali Linux.
• BackTrack had a long reign of almost seven years as
the pentesters and hackers choice.
• BackTrack is a customised native environment dedicated
to hacking. As of 2011 it was used by more than four
million amateur and professional security researchers.
10. What is Penetration Testing?
“The process of evaluating systems ,
applications , and protocols with the intent of
identifying vulnerabilities usually from the
perspective of an unprivileged or anonymous
user to determine potential real world
impacts…”
Or in other words
…we try to break into stuff before the bad guys
do…
11. Kali Linux Penetration-Testing
Programs
• nmap - a port scanner.
• Wireshark - a packet analyzer.
• John The Ripper - a password cracker.
• Aircrack-ng – a software suite for penetration
testing wireless LANs.
• iKat- a hacking tool
Kali Linux is preinstalled with numerous penetration
Testing programs:-
12. What is Digital Forensics?
• Digital forensics (sometimes known as digital
forensic science) is a branch of forensic
science encompassing the recovery and
investigation of material found in digital
devices, often in relation to computer crime
13. Features of KALI LINUX
• Has more than 300 penetration testing tools.
• Multilingual Support
• Completely Customizable.
• Free and Always will be.
• Vast Wireless device support and Compatible
with USB.
• GPG signed packages and repos.
• ARM support(ARMEL & ARMHF)-Kali Linux has
ARM repositories integrated with mainline
distribution.
14. Flexibility of KALI LINUX
• Kali Linux can run natively when installed on
a computer’s hard disk or,
• Can be booted from a live CD or a live USB or,
• It can run within a virtual machine.
• Available for ARM devices like Samsung
Chromebook, Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1,
Raspberry Pi , CuBox , and a lot more.
• KALI LINUX can also be installed within a
chroot environment on an android device.
15. • It is FREE!!!!!
• 300+ applications, from password crackers to digital
forensics software.
• Vast wireless device support (ARM processors).
• Completely Customizable.
• Multilingual Support.
• Secure Development Environment.
• Open source Git tree.
• Filesystem Hierarchy Standard (FHS) Compliant.
• Gnu Privacy Guard (GPG) secure signed packages and
repos.
Why use Kali?
16. Misconceptions about Kali!
• It's a misconception that Kali Linux
means HACKING.
• Kali Linux is yet another Linux distribution based
on Debian philosophy and wide range of useful
tools that are required for fair penetration test,
vulnerability analysis and network tool.
• Kali Linux is NOT for hacking or cracking or
stealing someone's data or getting someone's
Facebook or Gmail password. It's purely a myth.
