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Kali Linux 2018: Assuring Security by Penetration Testing

You're reading from   Kali Linux 2018: Assuring Security by Penetration Testing Unleash the full potential of Kali Linux 2018, now with updated tools

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Product type Paperback
Published in Oct 2018
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ISBN-13 9781789341768
Length 528 pages
Edition 4th Edition
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Alex Samm Alex Samm
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Damian Boodoo Damian Boodoo
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Tedi Heriyanto Tedi Heriyanto
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Gerard Johansen Gerard Johansen
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Shakeel Ali Shakeel Ali
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Shiva V. N. Parasram Shiva V. N. Parasram
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Lee Allen Lee Allen
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Preface 1. Installing and Configuring Kali Linux 2. Setting Up Your Test Lab FREE CHAPTER 3. Penetration Testing Methodology 4. Footprinting and Information Gathering 5. Scanning and Evasion Techniques 6. Vulnerability Scanning 7. Social Engineering 8. Target Exploitation 9. Privilege Escalation and Maintaining Access 10. Web Application Testing 11. Wireless Penetration Testing 12. Mobile Penetration Testing with Kali NetHunter 13. PCI DSS Scanning and Penetration Testing 14. Tools for Penetration Testing Reporting 15. Assessments 16. Other Books You May Enjoy

MSFConsole

The MSFConsole is one of the most efficient, powerful, and all-in-one centralized frontend interfaces for penetration testers to make the best use of the exploitation framework. To access msfconsole, navigate to Applications | Exploitation Tools | Metasploit or use the Terminal to execute the following command:

    # msfconsole  

You will be dropped into an interactive console interface. To learn about all of the available commands, you can type the following command:

    msf> help  

This will display two sets of commands; one set will be widely used across the framework, and the other will be specific to the database backend where the assessment parameters and results are stored. Instructions about other usage options can be retrieved through the use of -h following the core command. Let's examine the use of the show command:

    msf> show -h
    [*] Valid...
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