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Hands-On Penetration Testing with Kali NetHunter

By : Glen D. Singh, Sean-Philip Oriyano
Book Image

Hands-On Penetration Testing with Kali NetHunter

By: Glen D. Singh, Sean-Philip Oriyano

Overview of this book

Kali NetHunter is a version of the popular and powerful Kali Linux pentesting platform, designed to be installed on mobile devices. Hands-On Penetration Testing with Kali NetHunter will teach you the components of NetHunter and how to install the software. You’ll also learn about the different tools included and how to optimize and use a package, obtain desired results, perform tests, and make your environment more secure. Starting with an introduction to Kali NetHunter, you will delve into different phases of the pentesting process. This book will show you how to build your penetration testing environment and set up your lab. You will gain insight into gathering intellectual data, exploiting vulnerable areas, and gaining control over target systems. As you progress through the book, you will explore the NetHunter tools available for exploiting wired and wireless devices. You will work through new ways to deploy existing tools designed to reduce the chances of detection. In the concluding chapters, you will discover tips and best practices for integrating security hardening into your Android ecosystem. By the end of this book, you will have learned to successfully use a mobile penetration testing device based on Kali NetHunter and Android to accomplish the same tasks you would traditionally, but in a smaller and more mobile form factor.
Table of Contents (19 chapters)
Title Page
Copyright and Credits
About Packt
Contributors
Preface
Index

Mobile hardware


Choosing a suitable mobile device for the Kali NetHunter platform is not as difficult as it may seem. The team at Offensive Security (www.offensive-security.com) have created custom images for us, however, there is a listed of supported devices. Initially, Kali NetHunter was designed for the Google Nexus series of devices and OnePlus:

  • Nexus 5
  • Nexus 6
  • Nexus 7
  • Nexus 9
  • Nexus 10
  • OnePlus One

Note

Offensive Security recommends the OnePlus One as the preferred form factor mobile device for the Kali NetHunter platform. To download the official images for the Nexus series and OnePlus One devices, visit https://www.offensive-security.com/kali-linux-nethunter-download/.

You're probably thinking that there is a huge limitation on the number of preferred devices; fortunately, there is an additional list of supported devices:

If you're using a device listed in the preceding table, you'll need to build a custom version of Kali NetHunter for your device. To do so, please refer to the Building Kali...