Kali Linux
ayoub ahabou
Feb 5, 2021
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Kali Linux
Infrastructure as a ServiceWhat is Kali Linux?
It is a Debian-based Linux distribution aimed at advanced Penetration Testing and Security Auditing. It contains several hundred tools which are geared towards various information security tasks, such as Penetration Testing, Security research, Computer Forensics and Reverse Engineering.
Kali Linux is a tool in the Infrastructure as a Service category of a tech stack.
Key Features
Advanced Penetration Testing DistributionMore than 600 penetration testing tools includedFHS compliantCustom kernel, patched for injection
Kali Linux Pros & Cons
Pros of Kali Linux
- ✓Has many penetration testing tools
- ✓Penetration testing tools are pre-installed
- ✓Runs on both x86 and ARM platforms
- ✓Its just debian so it has better support
- ✓There's no restrictions
Cons of Kali Linux
- ✗Outdated versions of common packages
- ✗Packages are too large in size as compare to alpine
- ✗Wireless driver issues on some systems
- ✗Root GUI setup is a potential security hole
Kali Linux Alternatives & Comparisons
What are some alternatives to Kali Linux?
Google Drive
Keep photos, stories, designs, drawings, recordings, videos, and more. Your first 15 GB of storage are free with a Google Account. Your files in Drive can be reached from any smartphone, tablet, or computer.
Ubuntu
Ubuntu is an ancient African word meaning ‘humanity to others’. It also means ‘I am what I am because of who we all are’. The Ubuntu operating system brings the spirit of Ubuntu to the world of computers.
Amazon S3
Amazon Simple Storage Service provides a fully redundant data storage infrastructure for storing and retrieving any amount of data, at any time, from anywhere on the web
