Overview
Kali Linux is a Debian-based Linux distribution specifically designed for digital forensics, penetration testing, and security auditing. It is maintained and funded by Offensive Security. Kali contains over 600 preinstalled tools aimed at various information security tasks such as forensics, scanning, reconnaissance, exploitation, privilege escalation, and exfiltration.
Some key features and tools include:
Forensics tools like Autopsy, DC3DD, and Guymager for forensic analysis and data recovery.
Network scanning and vulnerability assessment tools like Nmap, Wireshark, and OpenVAS to uncover weaknesses.
Exploitation tools such as Metasploit Framework, sqlmap, and John the Ripper to test and exploit vulnerabilities.
Password cracking and reverse engineering tools like Hashcat and IDA Pro.
Wireless and Bluetooth tools like Aircrack-ng, Kismet, and Ubertooth to assess wireless networks.
Social engineering tools like SET and Social Engineer Toolkit for simulating phishing and other social engineering attacks.
Web app analysis tools like Burp Suite, Nikto, and OWASP ZAP for testing web application security.
Post-exploitation and privilege escalation tools to get deeper access and admin controls.
Kali Linux is widely used by ethical hackers and security professionals to legally identify weaknesses in systems and applications to proactively improve security. It should only be used for lawful purposes. The distribution is frequently updated with the latest tool versions and security patches.
Highlights
- Comprehensive penetration testing toolkit - Kali contains over 600 preinstalled tools for information security tasks like penetration testing, forensics, scanning, and exploitation. This saves infosec professionals time by having an integrated toolkit ready to go.
- Wireless and Bluetooth auditing - It includes extensive tools for auditing wireless networks and devices such as 802.11 and Bluetooth. Tools like Aircrack-ng, Kismet, and Ubertooth enable full wireless penetration testing.
- Advanced exploitation and privilege escalation - Kali has cutting-edge exploitation tools like Metasploit Framework as well as tools to help escalate privileges and pivot through systems. This helps pen testers thoroughly assess vulnerabilities and improve security.
Details
Typical total price
$3.038/hour
Features and programs
Financing for AWS Marketplace purchases
Pricing
- $5,000.00/month
Instance type | Product cost/hour | EC2 cost/hour | Total/hour |
|---|---|---|---|
t3a.nano | $3.00 | $0.005 | $3.005 |
t3a.micro | $3.00 | $0.009 | $3.009 |
t3a.small | $3.00 | $0.019 | $3.019 |
t3a.medium Recommended | $3.00 | $0.038 | $3.038 |
t3a.large | $3.00 | $0.075 | $3.075 |
t3a.xlarge | $3.00 | $0.15 | $3.15 |
t3a.2xlarge | $3.00 | $0.301 | $3.301 |
Additional AWS infrastructure costs
Type | Cost |
|---|---|
EBS General Purpose SSD (gp3) volumes | $0.08/per GB/month of provisioned storage |
Vendor refund policy
NA
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Delivery details
64-bit (x86) Amazon Machine Image (AMI)
Amazon Machine Image (AMI)
An AMI is a virtual image that provides the information required to launch an instance. Amazon EC2 (Elastic Compute Cloud) instances are virtual servers on which you can run your applications and workloads, offering varying combinations of CPU, memory, storage, and networking resources. You can launch as many instances from as many different AMIs as you need.
Version release notes
Kali Linux 2022.4 Release Notes
We are pleased to announce the release of Kali Linux 2022.4, the latest version of the world's leading open source penetration testing platform. This release incorporates updated versions of many key security tools as well as the usual fixes and performance enhancements.
Key Tool Upgrades:
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Nmap 8.10 - This latest version of the network scanner includes hundreds of new NSE scripts, improvements to Npcap for Windows networking, and better coverage of new operating systems.
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Burp Suite 2022.9.3 - The web app scanner includes over 40 fixes, additions to the HTTP message editor, and improved handling of non-standard HTTP responses.
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Metasploit 6.2.9 - Metasploit framework enhancements include improved evasion modules, updated SSH modules, and fixes for over 10 issues.
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Aircrack-ng 1.7 - The Wi-Fi security auditing suite has several improvements for WPA3 cracking as well as new attack vectors for capturing handshakes.
General Changes:
- Kernel updated to 5.15 for improved hardware support.
- Transition from OpenJDK 11 to OpenJDK 17.
- Updated desktop environments and window managers including Xfce 4.16.
See the full release notes for the complete list of updates: https://www.kali.org/releases/kali-linux-2022-4-release/
We thank the community for their continued contributions and encourage all users to update to this latest version. Happy hacking!
Additional details
Usage instructions
login via ec2-user user
Support
Vendor support
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