I saw the light Distribution Release Kali Linux 2021.4 , intended for testing systems for 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 are prepared, 466 MB, 3.1 GB and 3.7 GB. Assembly are available for architectures I386, 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 professionals: from the tools for testing Web applications and penetration into wireless Networks before 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 includes 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 the new release:
- Samba client is reconfigured to provide compatibility with any Samba servers, regardless of the protocol version selected on the server, which simplifies the detection of vulnerable Samba servers on the network.
Compatibility mode can be changed using the KALI-TWEAKS utility.
- in Kali-Tweaks The mirror settings are given the ability to speed up the delivery of updates using the cloudflare content delivery network.
- In the Kaboxer utilities, support added to changes in the design and sets of pictograms, including the possibility of using a dark theme.
- Added new utilities:
- dufflebag – search for confidential information in EBS sections;
- Maryam – Outdoor OSINT framework;
- name-than-hash – Hasha type definition;
- proxmark3 – attacks on RFID labels using Proxmark3 devices;
