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 three options for iso-images, in size, 1, 2.8 and 3.5 GB. Builds are available for x86, x86_64, ARM architectures (armhf and armel, Raspberry Pi, Banana Pi, ARM Chromebook, Odroid). In addition to the base build with GNOME and a stripped-down version, options are offered with Xfce, KDE, MATE, LXDE, and Enlightenment e17.
Kali includes one of the most comprehensive collections of tools for computer security professionals, from web application testing and wireless 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:
- Updated versions of included components, including Linux 5.2 kernel (previously shipped 4.19 kernel) and updated versions
Burp suite,
HostAPd-WPE,
Hyperion,
Kismet and Nmap - supplied