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Kali Linux 2 ??? Assuring Security by Penetration Testing

You're reading from   Kali Linux 2 ??? Assuring Security by Penetration Testing Achieve the gold standard in penetration testing with Kali using this masterpiece, now in its third edition!

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Product type Paperback
Published in Sep 2016
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781785888427
Length 572 pages
Edition 3rd Edition
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Tedi Heriyanto Tedi Heriyanto
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Gerard Johansen Gerard Johansen
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Lee Allen Lee Allen
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Shakeel Ali Shakeel Ali
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Table of Contents (18) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Beginning with Kali Linux FREE CHAPTER 2. Penetration Testing Methodology 3. Target Scoping 4. Information Gathering 5. Target Discovery 6. Enumerating Target 7. Vulnerability Mapping 8. Social Engineering 9. Target Exploitation 10. Privilege Escalation 11. Maintaining Access 12. Wireless Penetration Testing 13. Kali Nethunter 14. Documentation and Reporting A. Supplementary Tools B. Key Resources Index

Nethunter tools

Because it is based on the Kali Linux OS, many of the tools that we have explored over the previous chapters are part of the Nethunter platform. As a result, the same commands and techniques can be employed during a penetration test. In the next section, we will address two tools that are the most often utilized in penetration testing, as well as examining some of the additional tools that can be made part of an individual Nethunter platform.

Nmap

One of those tools that is most often used, and which we have covered in detail, is Nmap. While you can run Nmap at the command line in Nethunter with all the same features as Kali Linux, the Nethunter NMAP screen cuts down on the effort necessary to enter those commands. To get to NMAP, click on the Nethunter icon and then navigate to NMAP. Here we have the interface that allows us to enter a single IP address, a range, or CIDR notation. In this case, we are going to use a single IP address for a router:

Nmap

The Nethunter interface allows...

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