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The Ultimate Kali Linux Book - Second Edition

By : Glen D. Singh
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Book Image

The Ultimate Kali Linux Book - Second Edition

5 (1)
By: Glen D. Singh

Overview of this book

Kali Linux is the most popular and advanced penetration testing Linux distribution within the cybersecurity industry. Using Kali Linux, a cybersecurity professional will be able to discover and exploit various vulnerabilities and perform advanced penetration testing on both enterprise wired and wireless networks. This book is a comprehensive guide for those who are new to Kali Linux and penetration testing that will have you up to speed in no time. Using real-world scenarios, you’ll understand how to set up a lab and explore core penetration testing concepts. Throughout this book, you’ll focus on information gathering and even discover different vulnerability assessment tools bundled in Kali Linux. You’ll learn to discover target systems on a network, identify security flaws on devices, exploit security weaknesses and gain access to networks, set up Command and Control (C2) operations, and perform web application penetration testing. In this updated second edition, you’ll be able to compromise Active Directory and exploit enterprise networks. Finally, this book covers best practices for performing complex web penetration testing techniques in a highly secured environment. By the end of this Kali Linux book, you’ll have gained the skills to perform advanced penetration testing on enterprise networks using Kali Linux.
Table of Contents (23 chapters)
1
Section 1: Getting Started with Penetration Testing
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Section 2: Reconnaissance and Network Penetration Testing
11
Section 3: Red Teaming Techniques
17
Section 4: Social Engineering and Web Application Attacks

Creating a Wi-Fi honeypot

As an aspiring penetration tester, you may be asked to conduct extensive wireless security testing for your company or a client organization. Creating a rogue access point with an interesting SSID (wireless network name), such as VIP_WiFi or Company-name_VIP, will lure employees to establish a connection.

When creating a rogue access point, the objective is to capture user credentials and sensitive information, as well as detecting any vulnerable wireless clients in an organization. The following are some tips to consider when deploying your rogue access point:

  • Choose a suitable location to ensure there is maximum coverage for potential victims.
  • De-authenticate clients from the real access point, causing them to create an association with the rogue access point.
  • Create a captive portal to capture user credentials.

To get started, we are going to use Airgeddon once more as it contains a lot of features and functions that will assist...