presented the release of the distribution Kali Linux 2022.4 , created on the basis of Debian and designed to test systems for vulnerabilities, conduct an audit, analysis of residual information and identify the consequences of attackers. All original achievements created within the distribution framework are distributed under the GPL license and are available through the public git-repository . To download prepared several options for ISO-images, a size of 448 MB, 2.7 GB and 3.8 GB. The assemblies are available for I386, X86_64, ARM (ARMHF and ARMEL, RASPBERRY PI, Banana Pi, ARM Chromebook, Odroid). By default, the XFCE desktop is offered, but KDE, GNOME, MATE, LXDE and Enlightenment E17.
Kali includes one of the most complete collections of tools for specialists in the field of computer security: from means for testing web applications and penetrating into wireless Networks before reading data from identification RFID chips. The kit includes a collection of exploites and more than 300 specialized utilities for checking safety, such as Aircrack, Maltego, Saint, Kismet, Bluebugger, BTCRACK, BTSCANNER, NMAP, P0F. In addition, the distribution includes a means to accelerate passwords (Multihash Cuda Brute Forcer) and WPA keys (PYRIT) through the use of CUDA and AMD Stream technologies that allow the use of NVIDIA and AMD GPUs to perform computing operations.
In the new issue:
- Formed individual images for Qemu, simplifying the use of Kali with Proxmox Virtual Environment, Virt-Manager or Libvirt. Kali-Vagrant’s assembly script added Libvirt support.
- prepared New assembly for mobile devices Kali Nethunter Pro, designed as a systemic image for Pine64 smartphones Pinephone and Pinephone Pro, and representing the option Kali Linux 2 with the user shell Phosh.
- In NetHunter, the environment for mobile devices based on the Android platform with a selection of tools for testing systems for vulnerabilities, support for built-in Bluetooth chipsets. The list of supported devices based on Android 12 added smartphones OnePlus 6T, Pixel 4A 5G and Realme 5 Pro.
- Updated versions of Gnome 43 and KDE Plasma 5.26 graphic environment.
- Added new utilities:
- bloodhound.py – Python -convert for Bloodhound .
- certipy – a utility for studying certificates of Active Directory.
- hak5-wifi-coconut -Wi-Fi and HAK5 Wi Wi-Fi and HAK5 WiP -Fi coconut.
