Kali Linux is an advanced Penetration Testing and Security Auditing Linux distribution.
Source From - http://kali.org/
Kali Linux Features
Kali is a complete re-build of BackTrack Linux, adhering completely to Debian development standards. All-new infrastructure has been put in place, all tools were reviewed and packaged.
More than 300 penetration testing tools: After reviewing every tool that was included in BackTrack, Kali team eliminated a great number of tools that either did not work or had other tools available that provided similar functionality.
More than 300 penetration testing tools: After reviewing every tool that was included in BackTrack, Kali team eliminated a great number of tools that either did not work or had other tools available that provided similar functionality.
- Free and always will be: Kali Linux is completely free and always will be. You will never, ever have to pay for Kali Linux.
- Open source Git tree: Huge proponents of open source software and development tree is available for all to see and all sources are available for those who wish to tweak and rebuild packages.
- FHS compliant: Kali has been developed to adhere to the Filesystem Hierarchy Standard, allowing all Linux users to easily locate binaries, support files, libraries, etc.
- Vast wireless device support: Kali Linux supports as many wireless devices as it can, runs properly on a wide variety of hardware and compatible with numerous USB and other wireless devices.
- Custom kernel patched for injection: As penetration testers, the development team often needs to do wireless assessments so Kali's kernel has the latest injection patches included.
- Secure development environment: The Kali Linux team is made up of a small group of trusted individuals who can only commit packages and interact with the repositories while using multiple secure protocols.
- GPG signed packages and repos: All Kali packages are signed by each individual developer when they are built and committed and the repositories subsequently sign the packages as well.
- Multi-language: Although pentesting tools tend to be written in English, Kali has true multilingual support, allowing more users to operate in their native language and locate the tools they need for the job.
- Completely customizable: It is as easy as possible for more adventurous users to customize Kali Linux to their liking, all the way down to the kernel.
- ARMEL and ARMHF support: Kali can be installed successfully in both ARMEL and ARMHF systems. Kali Linux has ARM repositories integrated with the mainline distribution so tools for ARM will be updated in conjunction with the rest of the distribution. Kali is currently available for the following ARM devices:
Kali is specifically tailored to penetration testing.
Source From - http://kali.org/
