# The-Ultimate-Kali-Linux-Book-3E
This is the code repository for the [The-Ultimate-Kali-Linux-Book-Third Edition](https://www.packtpub.com/product/the-ultimate-kali-linux-book-third-edition/9781835085806), published by Packt.
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**Harness Nmap, Metaspolit, Aircrack-ng, and Empire for cutting-edge pentesting**
The author of this book is - [Glen D Singh](https://www.linkedin.com/in/glen-singh/)
## About the book
Embark on an exciting journey into the world of Kali Linux – the central hub for advanced penetration testing. Honing your pentesting skills and exploiting vulnerabilities or conducting advanced penetration tests on wired and wireless enterprise networks, Kali Linux empowers cybersecurity professionals.
In its latest third edition, this book goes further to guide you on how to setup your labs and explains breaches using enterprise networks. This book is designed for newcomers and those curious about penetration testing, this guide is your fast track to learning pentesting with Kali Linux 2024.x. Think of this book as your stepping stone into real-world situations that guides you through lab setups and core penetration testing concepts. As you progress in the book you’ll explore the toolkit of vulnerability assessment tools in Kali Linux, where gathering information takes the spotlight. You'll learn how to find target systems, uncover device security issues, exploit network weaknesses, control operations, and even test web applications.
The journey ends with understanding complex web application testing techniques, along with industry best practices. As you finish this captivating exploration of the Kali Linux book, you'll be ready to tackle advanced enterprise network testing – with newfound skills and confidence.
## Key Takeaways
- Establish a firm foundation in ethical hacking
- Install and configure Kali Linux 2024.1
- Build a penetration testing lab environment and perform vulnerability assessments
- Understand the various approaches a penetration tester can undertake for an assessment
- Gathering information from **Open Source Intelligence** (**OSINT**) data sources
- Use Nmap to discover security weakness on a target system on a network
- Implement advanced wireless pentesting techniques
- Become well-versed with exploiting vulnerable web applications
## What's New
The Third Edition of "The Ultimate Kali Linux Book", delves into the world of ethical hacking and penetration testing with Kali Linux 2024.1. You will gain deeper insights into tactics and techniques, including new labs covering web application security and social engineering. This edition features improved procedures for building virtual lab environments, now more accessible to beginners. Additionally, you will also discover a dedicated chapter on setting up the virtual lab on Ubuntu, tailored for users of Ubuntu Desktop. Uncover the power of **Open Source Intelligence** (**OSINT**) with a specialized chapter focused on gathering and analyzing publicly available information about systems, networks, and organizations.
## Outline and Chapter Summary
1. Introduction to Ethical Hacking
2. [Building a Penetration Testing Lab](https://github.com/PacktPublishing/The-Ultimate-Kali-Linux-Book-3E/tree/main/Chapter%2002)
3. Setting up for Advanced Penetration Testing Techniques
4. Passive Reconnaissance
5. Exploring Open Source Intelligence
6. [Active Reconnaissance](https://github.com/PacktPublishing/The-Ultimate-Kali-Linux-Book-3E/tree/main/Chapter%2006)
7. Performing Vulnerability Assessments
8. Understanding Network Penetration Testing
9. Performing Network Penetration Testing
10. Post-Exploitation Techniques
11. Delving into Command and Control Tactics
12. Working with Active Directory Attacks
13. Advanced Active Directory Attacks
14. Advanced Wireless Penetration Testing
15. Social Engineering Attacks
16. Understanding Website Application Security
17. Advanced Website Application Penetration Testing
18. Best Practices for the Real World
## Software and hardware list
| Chapter number | Software required | Free/Proprietary | Can code testing be performed using a trial? | Cost of the software | Download Links to the software | Hardware specifications | OS required |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2 | Oracle VM VirtualBox | Free | N/A | N/A | [https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads](https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads) | N/A |N/A |
| 2 | Oracle VM VirtualBox Extension Pack | Free | N/A | N?A | [https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads](https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads)| N/A | N/A |
| 2 | Kali Linux | Free | N/A | N?A | [https://www.kali.org/get-kali/ ](https://www.kali.org/get-kali/)| N/A | Kali Linux 2023.2 |
| 2 | Vagrant version 2.3.7 | Free | N/A | N/A | [https://developer.hashicorp.com/vagrant/install?product_intent=vagrant](https://developer.hashicorp.com/vagrant/install?product_intent=vagrant)| N/A | N/A |
| 2 | OWASP Juice Shop | Free | N/A | N/A | [https://owasp.org/www-project-juice-shop/]https://owasp.org/www-project-juice-shop/)| N/A | N/A |
| 2 | Metasploitable 2 | Free | N/A | N/A | [https://sourceforge.net/projects/metasploitable/files/Metasploitable2/](https://sourceforge.net/projects/metasploitable/files/Metasploitable2/t)| N/A | N/A |
| 2 | Metasploitable 3 | Free | N/A | N/A | [https://app.vagrantup.com/rapid7](https://app.vagrantup.com/rapid7)| N/A | N/A |
| 3 | Windows 10 Enterprise (evaluation version) | Free | N/A | N/A | [https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/evalcenter/evaluate-windows-10-enterprise](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/evalcenter/evaluate-windows-10-enterprise)| N/A | N/A |
| 3 | Windows Server 2019 (evaluation version) | Free | N/A | N/A | [https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/evalcenter/evaluate-windows-server-2019](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/evalcenter/evaluate-windows-server-2019)| N/A | N/A |
| 3 | Ubuntu Server 22.04 LTS | Free | N/A | N/A | [https://releases.ubuntu.com/jammy/](https://releases.ubuntu.com/jammy/)| N/A | N/A |
| 5 | DNSmap | Free | N/A | N/A | [https://github.com/resurrecting-open-source-projects/dnsmap](https://github.com/resurrecting-open-source-projects/dnsmap)| N/A | N/A |
| 5 | Sublist3r | Free | N/A | N/A | [https://github.com/aboul3la/Sublist3r](https://github.com/aboul3la/Sublist3r)| N/A | N/A |
| 5 | Sherlock | Free | N/A | N/A | [https://github.com/sherlock-project/Sherlock](https://github.com/sherlock-project/Sherlock)| N/A | N/A |
| 6 | EyeWitness | Free | N/A | N/A | [https://github.com/RedSiege/EyeWitness](https://github.com/RedSiege/EyeWitness)| N/A | N/A |
| 6 | S3Scanner | Free | N/A | N/A | [https://github.com/sa7mon/S3Scanner](https://github.com/sa7mon/S3Scanner)| N/A | N/A |
| 7 | Nessus Essentials | Free | N/A | N/A | [https://www.tenable.com/products/nessus/nessus-essentials](https://www.tenable.com/products/nessus/nessus-essentials)| N/A | N/A |
| 7 | Greenbone Vulnerable Manager | Free | N/A | N/A | [https://github.com/greenbone/gvmd](https://github.com/greenbone/gvmd)| N/A | N/A |
| 8 | Shelter | Free | N/A | N/A | [https://www.shellterproject.com/introducing-shellter/](https://www.shellterproject.com/introducing-shellter/)| N/A | N/A |
| 8 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | Alfa AWUS036NHA Wireless B/G/N USB adapter| N/A |
| 8 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | Alfa AWUS036ACH Long-Range Dual-Band AC1200 Wireless USB 3.0 Wi-Fi adapter | N/A |
| 10 | PacketWhisper | Free | N/A | N/A | [https://github.com/TryCatchHCF/PacketWhisper](https://github.com/TryCatchHCF/PacketWhisper)| N/A | N/A |
| 13 | Mitm6 | Free | N/A | N/A | [https://github.com/dirkjanm/mitm6](https://github.com/dirkjanm/mitm6)| N/A | N/A |
| 13 | Mimikatz | Free | N/A | N/A | [https://github.com/gentilkiwi/mimikatz](https://github.com/gentilkiwi/mimikatz)| N/A | N/A |
| 14 | Airgeddon | Free | N/A | N/A | [https://github.com/v1s1t0r1sh3r3/airgeddonr](https://github.com/v1s1t0r1sh3r3/airgeddon)| N/A | N/A |
| 14 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | Alfa AWUS036NHA Wireless B/G/N USB adapter | N/A |
| 14 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | Alfa AWUS036ACH Long-Range Dual-Band AC1200 Wireless USB 3.0 Wi-Fi adapter | N/A |
| 14 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | Wireless router that supports WPA2 and WPA3 | N/A |
| 15 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | Alfa AWUS036NHA Wireless B/G/N USB adapter | N/A |
| 16 | Burp Suite | Free | N/A | N/A | [https://portswigger.net/burp](https://portswigger.net/burp)| N/A | N/A |
| 16 | OWASP Juice Shop | Free | N/A | N/A | [https://owasp.org/www-project-juice-shop/](https://owasp.org/www-project-juice-shop/)| N/A | N/A |
| 17 | Webgoat | Free | N/A | N/A | N/A| N/A | N/A |
| 17 | Metasploitable 2 | Free | N/A | N/A | [https://sourceforge.net/projects/metasploitable/files/Metasploitable2/](https://sourceforge.net/projects/metasploitable/files/Metasploitable2/)| N/A | N/A |
| 18 | ZeroTier | Free | N/A | N/A | [https://www.zerotier.com/](https://www.zerotier.com/)| N/A | N/A |
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## Get to know the Author
_Glen D. Singh_ is a cybersecurity author, educator and SecOps professional. His areas of expertise are cybersecurity operations, offensive security tactics and techniques, and enterprise networking. He holds a Master of Science (MSc) in cybersecurity and many industry certifications from top awarding bodies such as EC-Council, Cisco, and Check Point.
Glen loves teaching and mentoring others while sharing his wealth of knowledge and experience as an author. He has written many books, which focus on vulnerability discovery and exploitation, threat detection, intrusion analysis, incident response, network security, and enterprise networking. As an aspiring game changer, Glen is passionate about increasing cybersecurity awareness in his homeland, Trinidad and Tobago.
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- [Linux Kernel Programming - Second Edition](https://www.packtpub.com/product/linux-kernel-programming-second-edition/9781803232225)