What is Kali Linux ?
Kali Linux is a Debian-based Linux distribution aimed at
advanced Penetration Testing and Security Auditing. Kali contains several
hundred tools which are geared towards various information security tasks, such
as Penetration Testing, Security research, Computer Forensics and Reverse
Engineering. Kali Linux is developed, funded and maintained by Offensive
Security, a
leading information security training company.
Kali
Linux was released on the 13th March, 2013 as a complete,
top-to-bottom rebuild of BackTrack Linux, adhering completely
to Debian development standards.
- More
than 600 penetration testing tools included: After reviewing every
tool that was included in BackTrack, we eliminated a great number of tools
that either simply did not work or which duplicated other tools that
provided the same or similar functionality. Details on what’s included are
on the Kali Tools site.
- Free
(as in beer) and always will be: Kali Linux, like BackTrack, is
completely free of charge and always will be. You will never, ever have to
pay for Kali Linux.
- Open
source Git tree: We
are committed to the open source development model and our development tree is available for all
to see. All of the source code which goes into Kali Linux
is available for anyone who wants to tweak
or rebuild packages to suit their specific needs.
- Wide-ranging wireless
device support: A
regular sticking point with Linux distributions has been supported for
wireless interfaces. We have built Kali Linux to support as many wireless
devices as we possibly can, allowing it to run properly on a wide variety
of hardware and making it compatible with numerous USB and other wireless
devices.
- Developed
in a secure environment: The Kali Linux team is made up of a
small group of individuals who are the only ones trusted to commit
packages and interact with the repositories, all of which is done using
multiple secure protocols.
- Multi-language
support: Although
penetration tools tend to be written in English, we have ensured that Kali
includes true multilingual support, allowing more users to operate in
their native language and locate the tools they need for the job.
- Completely
customizable: We
thoroughly understand that not everyone will agree with our design
decisions, so we have made it as easy as possible for our more adventurous
users to customize Kali Linux to their liking, all the way down to the
kernel.
Kali
Linux is specifically tailored to the needs of penetration testing
professionals, and therefore all documentation on this site assumes prior
knowledge of, and familiarity with, the Linux operating system in general.
Please see Should I
Use Kali Linux? for
more details on what makes Kali unique.
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