Kali Linux Revealed: Mastering the Penetration Testing Distribution
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- Create Date：2021-03-08 03:18:46
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- Author：Raphaël Hertzog
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Summary
Kali Linux has not only become the information security professional's platform of choice， but evolved into an industrial-grade， and world-class operating system distribution--mature， secure， and enterprise-ready。
Through the decade-long development process， Muts and his team， along with countless volunteers from the hacker community， have taken on the burden of streamlining and organizing our work environment， freeing us from much of the drudgery。 They provided a secure and reliable foundation， allowing us to concentrate on securing our digital world。
An amazing community has built up around Kali Linux。 Every month， more than 300，000 of us download a version of Kali。 We come together in online and real-world training rooms and grind through the sprawling Offensive Security Penetration Testing Labs， pursuing the near-legendary Offensive Security certifications。 We come together on the Kali forums， some 40，000 strong， and hundreds of us at a time can be found on the Kali IRC channel。 We gather at conferences and attend Kali Dojos to learn from the developers themselves how to best leverage Kali。
However， the Kali team has never released an official Kali Linux manual， until now。
In this book， we'll focus on the Kali Linux platform itself， and help you understand and maximize Kali from the ground up。 The developers will walk you through Kali Linux features and fundamentals， provide a crash course in basic Linux commands and concepts， and then walk you through the most common Kali Linux installation scenarios。 You'll learn how to configure， troubleshoot and secure Kali Linux and then dive into the powerful Debian package manager。 Throughout this expansive section， you'll learn how to install and configure packages， how to update and upgrade your Kali installation， and how to create your own custom packages。 Then you'll learn how to deploy your custom installation across massive enterprise networks。 Finally， you'll be guided through advanced topics such as kernel compilation， custom ISO creation， industrial-strength encryption， and even how to install crypto kill switches to safeguard your sensitive information。
Whether you're a veteran or an absolute n00b， this is the best place to start with Kali Linux， the security professional's platform of choice。
Through the decade-long development process， Muts and his team， along with countless volunteers from the hacker community， have taken on the burden of streamlining and organizing our work environment， freeing us from much of the drudgery。 They provided a secure and reliable foundation， allowing us to concentrate on securing our digital world。
An amazing community has built up around Kali Linux。 Every month， more than 300，000 of us download a version of Kali。 We come together in online and real-world training rooms and grind through the sprawling Offensive Security Penetration Testing Labs， pursuing the near-legendary Offensive Security certifications。 We come together on the Kali forums， some 40，000 strong， and hundreds of us at a time can be found on the Kali IRC channel。 We gather at conferences and attend Kali Dojos to learn from the developers themselves how to best leverage Kali。
However， the Kali team has never released an official Kali Linux manual， until now。
In this book， we'll focus on the Kali Linux platform itself， and help you understand and maximize Kali from the ground up。 The developers will walk you through Kali Linux features and fundamentals， provide a crash course in basic Linux commands and concepts， and then walk you through the most common Kali Linux installation scenarios。 You'll learn how to configure， troubleshoot and secure Kali Linux and then dive into the powerful Debian package manager。 Throughout this expansive section， you'll learn how to install and configure packages， how to update and upgrade your Kali installation， and how to create your own custom packages。 Then you'll learn how to deploy your custom installation across massive enterprise networks。 Finally， you'll be guided through advanced topics such as kernel compilation， custom ISO creation， industrial-strength encryption， and even how to install crypto kill switches to safeguard your sensitive information。
Whether you're a veteran or an absolute n00b， this is the best place to start with Kali Linux， the security professional's platform of choice。
Reviews
G3M
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Easy read/set up。 Essential documentation for an essential tool
MacBobby
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Apt！！
Mukaram Mhd
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I love it
Scotty Cameron
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This is a solid guide book covering everything from installation to various practical uses。 If you're looking for some advanced usage or hacking tips， this book isn't for you。 This book also has a good section about maintaining a Kali network - pretty cool。 This is a solid guide book covering everything from installation to various practical uses。 If you're looking for some advanced usage or hacking tips， this book isn't for you。 This book also has a good section about maintaining a Kali network - pretty cool。 。。。more
John Kirk
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If you're going to use Kali Linux for penetration testing （particularly for the Offensive Security training/exams） then this book is a good place to start。 However， the focus is a bit odd。 Early chapters walk you through the process of downloading the 。iso file from the official website and booting off a USB stick， then later chapters talk about how to compile your own custom version of the kernel！I think the author should have swapped around chapters 5 and 6， i。e。 explain how man pages work bef If you're going to use Kali Linux for penetration testing （particularly for the Offensive Security training/exams） then this book is a good place to start。 However， the focus is a bit odd。 Early chapters walk you through the process of downloading the 。iso file from the official website and booting off a USB stick， then later chapters talk about how to compile your own custom version of the kernel！I think the author should have swapped around chapters 5 and 6， i。e。 explain how man pages work before referring to them for further reading。 I got really bogged down in chapter 8 （package management） so my advice is just to skim read if you get stuck; don't worry about memorising all the commands， just have a vague awareness of what's possible so that you can refer back to it later if necessary。 However， I don't recommend stopping partway through the book， because there's some important advice in later chapters （e。g。 live persistence）。There are a few typos， e。g。 "files ystem" rather than "file system"。 However， none of them change the meaning of the sentence and as far as I can tell all the technical info is correct。 。。。more
Ward Hammond
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I wanted more instruction on the applications themselves but I guess I need to go elsewhere for that because there are so many of them。
AbduLlah
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Очень поверхностная книга， ничего конкретно из кали практически не разбирается， только вскользь упоминается。 Цель книги в последней фразе， на мой взгляд。 "Вы прочитали книгу， теперь готовы к одному из наших курсов"。 Очень поверхностная книга， ничего конкретно из кали практически не разбирается， только вскользь упоминается。 Цель книги в последней фразе， на мой взгляд。 "Вы прочитали книгу， теперь готовы к одному из наших курсов"。 。。。more
Arshad Pooloo
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Very detailed （a bit too much） and explained in a fairly easy manner。 A good guide for any beginner to learn about Kali Linux or linux in general。 I find it lacking though where it mattered most， especially its explanation on the phases/approach of Information Gathering， Vulnerability Discovery， Exploitation， Pivoting and Exfiltration， Reporting。 I would have appreciated a more thorough guide about the tools and processes pertaining to each phase/approach。
Jovany Agathe
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In this book， the Kali developers themselves will take you on a journey through the operating system and help you to maximize your use of Kali Linux。 You will learn all the fundamentals of Kali Linux， you will learn Linux basics and concepts and you will learn how to install Kali Linux in all kinds of different scenarios （Laptop， Desktop， Server， Virtual， etc。）。 On top of that， you will learn how to configure packages and how to keep your Kali installed updated the right way。
Lee
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