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, sizes, 1.1, 2.6 and 3.1 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 Xfce and the stripped down version, there are options for KDE, GNOME, 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 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:
- The default desktop environment is Xfce instead of GNOME. The use of a lightweight environment made it possible to reduce system requirements and unify the desktop with the edition for ARM devices;
- A new GTK3 theme has been proposed for GNOME and Xfce;
- Implemented the "Kali Undercover" mode, which simulates the design of Windows, so as not to arouse suspicion when working with Kali in public places;
- Documentation converted to Markdown format, moved to and placed in the new directory /docs/;
- Suggested by building your own packages for Kali;
- An option has been added to the installer to use the Btrfs file system on the root partition;
- Added a pwsh shell package that allows you to execute PowerShell scripts directly from Kali;
- Added NetHunter Kex environment, which allows you to run a full-fledged Kali desktop on Android mobile devices (a screen, keyboard and mouse are connected to a smartphone with an HDMI port);
- The Linux kernel has been updated to version 5.3.9.
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.
Source: opennet.ru