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Kali Linux - An Ethical Hacker's Cookbook
Kali Linux - An Ethical Hacker's Cookbook

Kali Linux - An Ethical Hacker's Cookbook: Practical recipes that combine strategies, attacks, and tools for advanced penetration testing , Second Edition

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Kali Linux - An Ethical Hacker's Cookbook

Kali - An Introduction

Kali was first introduced in 2012 with a completely new architecture. This Debian-based distribution was released with over 300 specialized tools for penetration testing and digital forensics. It is maintained and funded by Offensive Security Ltd, and the core developers are Mati Aharoni, Devon Kearns, and Raphaël Hertzog.

Kali 3.0 came into the picture in 2018 with tons of new updates, bug fixes such as AMD Secure Memory Encryption Support, and increased memory limits.

In the previous edition of this book, we saw some of the great tools in Kali that help penetration testers around the globe to perform their job efficiently. In this chapter, we will primarily cover the installation of Kali and setting up different desktop environments, as well as some custom tools that will help us.

In this chapter, we will cover the following recipes:

  • Configuring Kali Linux
  • Configuring the Xfce environment
  • Configuring the MATE environment
  • Configuring the LXDE environment
  • Configuring the E17 environment
  • Configuring the KDE environment
  • Prepping Kali with custom tools
  • Zone Walking using DNSRecon
  • Setting up I2P for anonymity
  • Pentesting VPN's ike-scan
  • Setting up proxychains
  • Going on a hunt with Routerhunter

Configuring Kali Linux

We will use the official Kali Linux official ISO provided by Offensive Security to install and configure different desktop environments.

Getting ready

To start with this recipe, we will use the 64-bit Kali Linux ISO listed on the Offensive Security website: https://www.kali.org/downloads/.

For users looking to configure Kali for a virtual machine such as VMware and VirtualBox, a prebuilt image of the Linux can be downloaded from the following URL: https://www.offensive-security.com/kali-linux-vmware-virtualbox-image-download/.

We will use the virtual image in this chapter and customize it with some additional tools. We can download it from the website, as shown in the following screenshot:

How to do it...

  1. Double-click the VirtualBox image; it should open with VirtualBox.
  2. Click Import.
  3. Start the machine and enter the password toor.
  4. Now, Kali is by default configured with Gnome Desktop Environment.

How it works...

With the prebuilt image, you don't need to worry about the installation process. You can consider it as a ready-to-go solution. Simply click on Run and the virtual machine will boot up the Linux just like a normal machine.

Configuring the Xfce environment

Xfce is a free, fast, and lightweight desktop environment for Unix and Unix-like platforms. It was started by Olivier Fourdan in 1996. The name Xfce originally stood for XForms Common Environment, but since that time Xfce has been rewritten twice and no longer uses the XForms toolkit.

How to do it...

  1. We start by using the following command to install Xfce, along with all its plugins and goodies. If for some reason it fails, we should run apt update first:
apt-get install kali-defaults kali-root-login desktop-base xfce4 xfce4-places-plugin xfce4-goodies

The following screenshot shows the preceding command:

  1. Type Y when it asks for confirmation on additional space requirements.
  2. Select OK on the dialog box that appears.
  3. Select Lightdm as our default desktop manager and press Enter.
  4. When the installation is complete, open a Terminal window and type the following command:
update-alternatives --config x-session-manager

The following screenshot shows the output of the preceding command:

  1. Choose the xfce-session option (in our case, 3) and press Enter.
  1. Log out and log in again, and we will see the Xfce environment:

Now let's have a look at the configuration of MATE environment.

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Key benefits

  • Practical recipes to conduct effective penetration testing using the latest version of Kali Linux
  • Leverage tools like Metasploit, Wireshark, Nmap, and more to detect vulnerabilities with ease
  • Confidently perform networking and application attacks using task-oriented recipes

Description

Many organizations have been affected by recent cyber events. At the current rate of hacking, it has become more important than ever to pentest your environment in order to ensure advanced-level security. This book is packed with practical recipes that will quickly get you started with Kali Linux (version 2018.4 / 2019), in addition to covering the core functionalities. The book will get you off to a strong start by introducing you to the installation and configuration of Kali Linux, which will help you to perform your tests. You will also learn how to plan attack strategies and perform web application exploitation using tools such as Burp and JexBoss. As you progress, you will get to grips with performing network exploitation using Metasploit, Sparta, and Wireshark. The book will also help you delve into the technique of carrying out wireless and password attacks using tools such as Patator, John the Ripper, and airoscript-ng. Later chapters will draw focus to the wide range of tools that help in forensics investigations and incident response mechanisms. As you wrap up the concluding chapters, you will learn to create an optimum quality pentest report. By the end of this book, you will be equipped with the knowledge you need to conduct advanced penetration testing, thanks to the book’s crisp and task-oriented recipes.

Who is this book for?

If you are an IT security professional, pentester, or security analyst who wants to conduct advanced penetration testing techniques, then this book is for you. Basic knowledge of Kali Linux is assumed.

What you will learn

  • Learn how to install, set up and customize Kali for pentesting on multiple platforms
  • Pentest routers and embedded devices
  • Get insights into fiddling around with software-defined radio
  • Pwn and escalate through a corporate network
  • Write good quality security reports
  • Explore digital forensics and memory analysis with Kali Linux
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Table of Contents

14 Chapters
Kali - An Introduction Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Gathering Intel and Planning Attack Strategies Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Vulnerability Assessment - Poking for Holes Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Web App Exploitation - Beyond OWASP Top 10 Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Network Exploitation Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Wireless Attacks - Getting Past Aircrack-ng Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Password Attacks - The Fault in Their Stars Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Have Shell, Now What? Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Buffer Overflows Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Elementary, My Dear Watson - Digital Forensics Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Playing with Software-Defined Radios Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Kali in Your Pocket - NetHunters and Raspberries Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Writing Reports Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
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Yehia Serrieh May 27, 2019
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if you need very detailed book so you can master kali with all tools included plus nethunter then this is your book, do you want to master pentest and writing very organized report then this is your book it worth every cent you will pay for it
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Great book but the screenshots are not so clear.
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Excellent introduction to Kali. Based on the description I would have thought there was more detail and content than there was though.The font was large which makes it easy to read but also a lot less content than I expected there to be. I’m a slow reader and was reading 120 pages a day.Otherwise it was great, learnt quite a bit even though I’ve been using Kali for a while. I will however be looking for more detailed books.
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