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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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Gerard Johansen
Lee Allen Lee Allen
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Shakeel Ali Shakeel Ali
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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

VPN enumeration


In this section, we will discuss discovering and testing the Virtual Private Network (VPN) systems.

Several years ago, when a branch office wanted to connect to the head office, it needed to set a dedicated network line between the branch and head offices. The main disadvantage of this method was the cost; a dedicated network line is expensive.

A VPN allows a branch office to connect to the head office using the public network (Internet). The cost of using a public network is much cheaper than using a dedicated line. With the VPN, the branch office will be able to use the application in the headquarters as if the branch office is located in the Local Area Network (LAN). The connection established is protected by encryption.

Based on the method used, VPN can be divided into at least three groups:

  • IPsec-based VPN: This type is a popular VPN solution for connecting the branch office to the head office's LAN. The branch office will install an IPsec VPN client on the network gateway...

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