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Document Outline

• 1. About Kali Linux
  • A Bit of History
  • Relationship with Debian
    • The Flow of Packages
    • Managing the Difference with Debian
  • Purpose and Use Cases
  • Main Kali Linux Features
    • A Live System
    • Forensics Mode
    • A Custom Linux Kernel
    • Completely Customizable
    • A Trustable Operating System
    • Usable on a Wide Range of ARM Devices
  • Kali Linux Policies
    • Network Services Disabled by Default
    • A Curated Collection of Applications
  • Summary
• 2. Getting Started with Kali Linux
  • Downloading a Kali ISO Image
    • Where to Download
    • What to Download
    • Verifying Integrity and Authenticity
      • Relying on the TLS-Protected Website
      • Relying on PGP's Web of Trust
    • Copying the Image on a DVD-ROM or USB Key
      • Creating a Bootable Kali USB Drive on Windows
      • Creating a Bootable Kali USB Drive on Linux
      • Creating a Bootable Kali USB Drive on OS X/macOS
  • Booting a Kali ISO Image in Live Mode
    • On a Real Computer
    • In a Virtual Machine
      • Preliminary Remarks
      • VirtualBox
      • VMware Workstation
  • Summary
• 3. Linux Fundamentals
  • What Is Linux and What Is It Doing?
    • Driving Hardware
    • Unifying File Systems
    • Managing Processes
    • Rights Management
  • The Command Line
    • How To Get a Command Line
    • Command Line Basics: Browsing the Directory Tree and Managing Files
  • The File System
    • The Filesystem Hierarchy Standard
    • The User's Home Directory
  • Useful Commands
    • Displaying and Modifying Text Files
    • Searching for Files and within Files
    • Managing Processes
    • Managing Rights
    • Getting System Information and Logs
    • Discovering the Hardware
  • Summary
• 4. Installing Kali Linux
  • Minimal Installation Requirements
  • Step by Step Installation on a Hard Drive
    • Plain Installation
      • Booting and Starting the Installer
      • Selecting the Language
      • Selecting the Country
      • Selecting the Keyboard Layout
      • Detecting Hardware
      • Loading Components
      • Detecting Network Hardware
      • Configuring the Network
      • User Creation
      • Configuring the Clock
      • Detecting Disks and Other Devices
      • Partitioning
      • Copying the Live Image
      • Configuring the Package Manager (apt)
      • Installing Metapackages
      • Installing the GRUB Boot Loader
      • Finishing the Installation and Rebooting
    • Installation on a Fully Encrypted File System
      • Introduction to LVM
      • Introduction to LUKS
      • Setting Up Encrypted Partitions
      • End of the Guided Partitioning with Encrypted LVM
  • Unattended Installations
    • Preseeding Answers
      • With Boot Parameters
      • With a Preseed File in the Initrd
      • With a Preseed File in the Boot Media
      • With a Preseed File Loaded from the Network
    • Creating a Preseed File
  • ARM Installations
  • Troubleshooting Installations
  • Summary
• 5. Configuring Kali Linux
  • Configuring the Network
    • On the Desktop with NetworkManager
    • On the Command Line with Ifupdown
    • On the Command Line with systemd-networkd
  • Managing Unix Users and Unix Groups
    • Creating User Accounts
    • Modifying an Existing Account or Password
    • Disabling an Account
    • Managing Unix Groups
  • Configuring Services
    • Configuring a Specific Program
    • Configuring SSH for Remote Logins
    • Configuring PostgreSQL Databases
      • Connection Type and Client Authentication
      • Creating Users and Databases
      • Managing PostgreSQL Clusters
    • Configuring Apache
      • Configuring Virtual Hosts
      • Common Directives
  • Managing Services
  • Summary
• 6. Helping Yourself and Getting Help
  • Documentation Sources
    • Manual Pages
    • Info Documents
    • Package-Specific Documentation
    • Websites
    • Kali Documentation at kali.org/docs/
  • Kali Linux Communities
    • Forums on forums.kali.org
    • #kali-linux IRC Channel on Freenode
  • Filing a Good Bug Report
    • Generic Recommendations
      • How to Communicate
      • What to Put in the Bug Report
      • Miscellaneous Tips
    • Where to File a Bug Report
    • How to File a Bug Report
      • Filing a Bug Report in Kali
      • Filing a Bug Report in Debian
      • Filing a Bug Report in another Free Software Project
  • Summary
• 7. Securing and Monitoring Kali Linux
  • Defining a Security Policy
  • Possible Security Measures
    • On a Server
    • On a Laptop
  • Securing Network Services
  • Firewall or Packet Filtering
    • Netfilter Behavior
    • Syntax of iptables and ip6tables
      • Commands
      • Rules
    • Creating Rules
    • Installing the Rules at Each Boot
  • Monitoring and Logging
    • Monitoring Logs with logcheck
    • Monitoring Activity in Real Time
    • Detecting Changes
      • Auditing Packages with dpkg --verify
      • Monitoring Files: AIDE
  • Summary
• 8. Debian Package Management
  • Introduction to APT
    • Relationship between APT and dpkg
    • Understanding the sources.list File
    • Kali Repositories
      • The Kali-Rolling Repository
      • The Kali-Dev Repository
      • The Kali Linux Mirrors
  • Basic Package Interaction
    • Initializing APT
    • Installing Packages
      • Installing Packages with dpkg
      • Installing Packages with APT
    • Upgrading Kali Linux
    • Removing and Purging Packages
    • Inspecting Packages
      • Querying dpkg's Database and Inspecting .deb Files
      • Querying the Database of Available Packages with apt-cache and apt
    • Troubleshooting
      • Handling Problems after an Upgrade
      • The dpkg Log File
      • Reinstalling Packages with apt --reinstall and aptitude reinstall
      • Leveraging --force-* to Repair Broken Dependencies
    • Frontends: aptitude and synaptic
      • Aptitude
      • Synaptic
  • Advanced APT Configuration and Usage
    • Configuring APT
    • Managing Package Priorities
    • Working with Several Distributions
    • Tracking Automatically Installed Packages
    • Leveraging Multi-Arch Support
      • Enabling Multi-Arch
      • Multi-Arch Related Changes
    • Validating Package Authenticity
  • APT Package Reference: Digging Deeper into the Debian Package System
    • The control File
      • Dependencies: the Depends Field
      • Pre-Depends, a More Demanding Depends
      • Recommends, Suggests, and Enhances Fields
      • Conflicts: the Conflicts Field
      • Incompatibilities: the Breaks Field
      • Provided Items: the Provides Field
      • Replacing Files: The Replaces Field
    • Configuration Scripts
      • Installation and Upgrade Script Sequence
      • Package Removal
    • Checksums, Conffiles
  • Summary
• 9. Advanced Usage
  • Modifying Kali Packages
    • Getting the Sources
    • Installing Build Dependencies
    • Making Changes
      • Applying a Patch
      • Tweaking Build Options
      • Packaging a New Upstream Version
    • Starting the Build
  • Recompiling the Linux Kernel
    • Introduction and Prerequisites
    • Getting the Sources
    • Configuring the Kernel
    • Compiling and Building the Package
  • Building Custom Kali Live ISO Images
    • Installing Pre-Requisites
    • Building Live Images with Different Desktop Environments
    • Changing the Set of Installed Packages
    • Using Hooks to Tweak the Contents of the Image
    • Adding Files in the ISO Image or in the Live Filesystem
  • Adding Persistence to the Live ISO with a USB Key
    • The Persistence Feature: Explanations
    • Setting Up Unencrypted Persistence on a USB Key
    • Setting Up Encrypted Persistence on a USB Key
    • Using Multiple Persistence Stores
  • Summary
    • Summary Tips for Modifying Kali Packages
    • Summary Tips for Recompiling the Linux Kernel
    • Summary Tips for Building Custom Kali Live ISO Images
• 10. Kali Linux in the Enterprise
  • Installing Kali Linux Over the Network (PXE Boot)
  • Leveraging Configuration Management
    • Setting Up SaltStack
    • Executing Commands on Minions
    • Salt States and Other Features
  • Extending and Customizing Kali Linux
    • Forking Kali Packages
    • Creating Configuration Packages
    • Creating a Package Repository for APT
  • Summary
• 11. Introduction to Security Assessments
  • Kali Linux in an Assessment
  • Types of Assessments
    • Vulnerability Assessment
      • Likelihood of Occurrence
      • Impact
      • Overall Risk
      • In Summary
    • Compliance Penetration Test
    • Traditional Penetration Test
    • Application Assessment
  • Formalization of the Assessment
  • Types of Attacks
    • Denial of Service
    • Memory Corruption
    • Web Vulnerabilities
    • Password Attacks
    • Client-Side Attacks
  • Summary
• 12. Conclusion: The Road Ahead
  • Keeping Up with Changes
  • Showing Off Your Newly Gained Knowledge
  • Going Further
    • Towards System Administration
    • Towards Penetration Testing
• Index