Kali Linux

Kali Linux is a Debian-derived Linux distribution designed for digital forensics andpenetration testing. It is maintained and funded by Offensive Security Ltd.


Kali Linux is preinstalled with over 600 penetration-testing programs, including nmap (aport scanner), Wireshark (a packet analyzer), John the Ripper (a password cracker),Aircrack-ng (a software suite for penetration-testing wireless LANs), Burp suite andOWASP ZAP (both web application security scanners).[2][3] Kali Linux can run natively when installed on a computer's hard disk, can be booted from a live CD or live USB, or it can run within a virtual machine. It is a supported platform of the Metasploit Project's Metasploit Framework, a tool for developing and executing security exploits.[2]




It was developed by Mati Aharoni and Devon Kearns of Offensive Security through the rewrite of BackTrack, their previous forensics Linux distribution based on Ubuntu.


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