Release distribution Kali Linux 2021.2 , designed to test systems for the availability of vulnerabilities, audit, analysis of residual information and identify the consequences of attackers attacks. All original developments created within the Distribution are distributed under the GPL license and are available through the public git repository . To download several options for ISO images, 378 MB, 3.6 GB and 4.2 GB are prepared. Assembly are available for architectures x86, x86_64, arm (Armhf and Armel, Raspberry Pi, Banana Pi, Arm Chromebook, Odroid). The default XFCE desktop is offered, but optionally supported by KDE, GNOME, MATE, LXDE and ENLIGHTENMENT E17.
Kali includes one of the most complete selection of tools for computer security specialists: from the tools for testing Web applications and penetration into wireless Networks to data reading data from Identification RFID chips. The kit includes a collection of exploits and more than 300 specialized utilities for security check, such as Aircrack, Maltego, Saint, Kismet, Bluebugger, Btcrack, BTScanner, Nmap, P0F. In addition, the distribution is included to accelerate the selection of passwords (Multihash Cuda Brute Forcer) and WPA keys (Pyrit) through the use of CUDA and AMD Stream technologies, allowing you to use the NVIDIA and AMD GPU to perform computing operations.
In a new release:
- is presented KABOXER 1.0 , allowing to distribute applications running in isolated containers. A feature of Kaboxer is that such containers with applications are supplied through a regular package management system and are installed using the APT utility. In the form of containers in the distribution, three applications are distributed – Covenant , Firefox Developer Edition and zenmap .
- Offered a utility Kali-Tweaks 1.0 with an interface to simplify the Kali Linux setting. The utility allows you to install additional thematic toolkits, change the command shell invitation (Bash or ZSH), enable experimental repositories and change the parameters to start within virtual machines.
- completely redesigned backend to maintain Bleeding-edge branches with the latest packages.
- The kernel added a patch to disable the restrictions on the connection of handlers to the privileged network ports. The opening of the listening socket on ports below 1024 no longer requires advanced access rights.
- Added new utilities:
