Kali Linux Revealed: Mastering the Penetration Testing Distribution

Book Description

Kali Linux has not only become the information security professional’s platform of choice, but evolved into an industrial-grade, and world-class operating system distribution–mature, secure, and enterprise-ready.

Through the decade-long development process, Muts and his team, along with countless volunteers from the hacker community, have taken on the burden of streamlining and organizing our work environment, freeing us from much of the drudgery. They provided a secure and reliable foundation, allowing us to concentrate on securing our digital world.

An amazing community has built up around Kali Linux. Every month, more than 300,000 of us download a version of Kali. We come together in online and real-world training rooms and grind through the sprawling Offensive Security Penetration Testing Labs, pursuing the near-legendary Offensive Security certifications. We come together on the Kali forums, some 40,000 strong, and hundreds of us at a time can be found on the Kali IRC channel. We gather at conferences and attend Kali Dojos to learn from the developers themselves how to best leverage Kali.

However, the Kali team has never released an official Kali Linux manual, until now.

In this book, we’ll focus on the Kali Linux platform itself, and help you understand and maximize Kali from the ground up. The developers will walk you through Kali Linux features and fundamentals, provide a crash course in basic Linux commands and concepts, and then walk you through the most common Kali Linux installation scenarios. You’ll learn how to configure, troubleshoot and secure Kali Linux and then dive into the powerful Debian package manager. Throughout this expansive section, you’ll learn how to install and configure packages, how to update and upgrade your Kali installation, and how to create your own custom packages. Then you’ll learn how to deploy your custom installation across massive enterprise networks. Finally, you’ll be guided through advanced topics such as kernel compilation, custom ISO creation, industrial-strength encryption, and even how to install crypto kill switches to safeguard your sensitive information.

Whether you’re a veteran or an absolute n00b, this is the best place to start with Kali Linux, the security professional’s platform of choice.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1. About Kali Linux
Chapter 2. Getting Started With Kali Linux
Chapter 3. Linux Fundamentals
Chapter 4. Installing Kali Linux
Chapter 5. Configuring Kali Linux
Chapter 6. Helping Yourself And Getting Help
Chapter 7. Securing And Monitoring Kali Linux
Chapter 8. Debian Package Management
Chapter 9. Advanced Usage
Chapter 10. Kali Linux In The Enterprise
Chapter 11. Introduction To Security Assessments
Chapter 12. Conclusion: The Road Ahead

中文：

书名：Kali Linux Revealed: Mastering the Penetration Testing Distribution

Kali Linux不仅已成为信息安全专业人士的首选平台，而且已发展成为成熟、安全且适合企业使用的工业级、世界级操作系统发行版。

在长达十年的开发过程中，MutS和他的团队，以及来自黑客社区的无数志愿者，承担了简化和组织我们的工作环境的负担，将我们从许多繁琐的工作中解放出来。它们提供了安全可靠的基础，使我们能够集中精力保护我们的数字世界。

围绕Kali Linux建立了一个令人惊叹的社区。每个月，我们中有30多万人下载一个版本的Kali。我们在网上和现实世界的训练室里聚在一起，在庞大的攻击性安全渗透测试实验室中磨练，追求近乎传奇的攻击性安全认证。我们聚集在卡利论坛上，大约有40,000人，我们中的数百人同时可以在卡利IRC频道上找到。我们聚集在会议上，参加Kali Dojos，向开发人员自己学习如何最好地利用Kali。

然而，到目前为止，Kali团队从未发布过官方的Kali Linux手册。

在这本书中，我们将重点关注Kali Linux平台本身，并帮助您从头开始理解和最大化Kali。开发人员将带您了解Kali Linux的特性和基础知识，提供基本的Linux命令和概念速成课程，然后带您完成最常见的Kali Linux安装场景。您将学习如何配置、故障排除和保护Kali Linux，然后深入了解强大的Debian包管理器。在这一节中，您将学习如何安装和配置包，如何更新和升级您的Kali安装，以及如何创建您自己的定制包。然后，您将了解如何在大型企业网络中部署您的定制安装。最后，我们将指导您了解高级主题，如内核编译、自定义ISO创建、工业强度加密，甚至如何安装加密终止开关来保护您的敏感信息。

无论您是老手还是新手，这都是开始使用Kali Linux的最佳起点，Kali Linux是安全专业人士的首选平台。

Table of Contents

第一章关于Kali Linux
第2章：Kali Linux入门
第3章Linux基础知识
第4章.安装Kali Linux
第5章：配置Kali Linux
第六章.帮助自己和寻求帮助
第7章：保护和监控Kali Linux
Chapter 8. Debian Package Management
第9章.高级用法
Chapter 10. Kali Linux In The Enterprise
第11章：安全评估简介
Chapter 12. Conclusion: The Road Ahead