KALI Linux

KALI Linux

Hello Friends, Today we are going to Study KALI Linux. KALI Linux is very important to become a Good hacker. Kali Linux is widely used by Hacker to Hack device.

What is KALI Linux ?

KALI Linux is a Debian based distribution specifically Designed foe Penetration testing and Digital Forensics. KALI Linux is an update distribution of the ever popular Backtrack Linux Distribution. It is developed by Offensive security and contains useful tool useful for penetration testing.

How is KALI Linux is different from other Distribution ?

KALI Linux is a specialized Linux Distribution designed for penetration testing and most of the tools in KALI Linux requires running them as "root". Installing and running application as a root user is not recommended as there is a serious security threat if the user isn't aware of what activities are being performed.

What are the use of KALI Linux ?

Kali Linux can be used to perform penetration testing on a network or a host or can also br used by hackers to launch attacks on vulnerable host.

What is Metasploit Framework ?

Metasploit Framework is an open source tool used to develop and execute exploit on a vulnerable host. It was initially written by HD MOORE in the year 2003 using Perl. In 2007 it was re-written using Ruby.

Metasploit Framework can be used to identify vulnerabilities and exploit vulnerable hosts. Metasploit Framework contains over 500 exploits for window, Linux, Unix, Mac, OS, Android etc.

Metasploit Frame work can be used via the command line interface. There is also an application called 'Amritage' that can be used as a Graphical User Interface for Metasploit.