Kali Linux

One of the Most Advanced Penetration Testing Distribution Ever

What is Kali Linux?

Kali Linux is a Debian-based Linux distribution aimed at advanced Penetration Testing and Security Auditing. Kali Linux 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 developed, funded and maintained by Offensive Security, a leading information security training company.

Kali Linux was released on the 13th March 2013 as a complete. Kali is the Updated version of BlackTrack Linux

About:

• Tools: More than 600 Penetration testing tools. 

• Cost: Kali Linux is completely free of charge, not only kali all other Linux distros are completely free. You will never ever have to pay for Kali Linux.

• Open Source: Kali Linux is an open source development model and available for Everyone.

• FHS compliant: Kali adheres to the Filesystem Hierarchy Standard, allowing Linux users to easily locate binaries, support files, libraries, etc.

• Wide-ranging wireless device support: A regular sticking point with Linux distributions has been supported for wireless interfaces. It is built to support as many wireless devices as we possibly can, allowing it to run properly on a wide variety of hardware and making it compatible with numerous USB and other wireless devices.

• Custom kernel, patched for injection: As penetration testers, the development team often needs to do wireless assessments, so it's kernel has the latest injection patches included.

• Developed in a secure environment: The Kali Linux team is made up of a small group of individuals who are the only ones trusted to commit packages and interact with the repositories, all of which is done using multiple secure protocols.

• GPG signed packages and repositories: Every package in Kali Linux is signed by the developer of that particular package.

• Multi-language support: Although all the tools are written in English, Kali Linux includes multilingual support, allowing more users to operate in their native language.

Kali Linux is Specially Developed for Ethical Hackers, Penetration Testers.

Download Kali Linux:

Download Kali from their Official website  https://www.kali.org/  

Note: Never download kali from other websites other than their official website, there are chances of having malware in the kali images that are downloaded from other websites.