distribution release , designed to test systems for vulnerabilities, conduct audits, analyze residual information and identify the consequences of intruder attacks. All original developments created within the distribution kit are distributed under the GPL license and are available through the public . For loading several options for iso images, 430 MB, 2.9 GB and 3.7 GB in size. Builds are available for x86, x86_64, ARM architectures (armhf and armel, Raspberry Pi, Banana Pi, ARM Chromebook, Odroid). The Xfce desktop is offered by default, but KDE, GNOME, MATE, LXDE, and Enlightenment e17 are optionally supported.
Kali includes one of the most comprehensive collections of tools for computer security professionals, from web application testing and wireless network penetration testing to RFID reader. The kit includes a collection of exploits and over 300 specialized security tools such as Aircrack, Maltego, SAINT, Kismet, Bluebugger, Btcrack, Btscanner, Nmap, p0f. In addition, the distribution kit includes tools for accelerating password guessing (Multihash CUDA Brute Forcer) and WPA keys (Pyrit) through the use of CUDA and AMD Stream technologies, which allow using GPUs from NVIDIA and AMD video cards to perform computational operations.
In the new release:
- Migration from Bash to ZSH announced. In the current release, ZSH is included as an option, but starting from the next release, when you open a terminal, ZSH will be launched by default (to switch to ZHS without waiting for a future version, you can run "chsh -s /bin/zsh"). The availability of advanced features is cited as the reason for switching to ZSH.
- Proposed Assembly (Windows + Kali Desktop EXperience), designed to run on Windows in a WSL2 (Windows Subsystem for Linux) environment.
- Added kali-hidpi-mode command to automate configuration for high pixel density (HiDPI) screens.
- A separate pictogram is offered for each tool included in the basic delivery.
- Stopped running dist-upgrade during installation to speed up installation. To upgrade packages, the user now needs to dist-upgrade themselves at their convenience.
When installing without a network connection, instead of an empty /etc/apt/sources.list , a predefined list of network repositories is now offered. - Expanded support for ARM devices, including changes to improve performance on Pinebook, Pinebook Pro, Raspberry Pi, and ODROID-C.
- Selecting the GNOME desktop uses a new theme in the Nautilus file manager. Improved design of nested panels and headers (for example, in the settings, the sidebar looks like a continuation of the top panel).
Simultaneously prepared release , for mobile devices based on the Android platform with a selection of tools for testing systems for vulnerabilities. With the help of NetHunter, it is possible to check the implementation of attacks specific to mobile devices, for example, through emulation of the operation of USB devices ( - emulate a USB network adapter that can be used for MITM attacks, or a USB keyboard that performs character substitution) and create rogue access points (). NetHunter is installed into the stock Android platform environment in the form of a chroot image that runs a specially adapted version of Kali Linux.
Changes in NetHunter 2020.3 include the addition of a new set of Bluetooth Arsenal utilities, which includes tools for discovery, inspection, spoofing, and packet substitution specific to Bluetooth devices. Added support for Nokia 3.1 and Nokia 6.1 devices.
Source: opennet.ru