Questions tagged [kali-linux]
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Forcing OpenVPN process to run with a specific group using nmcli [migrated]
I am struggling with this script of mine that should prepare a secure VPN connection with VPN kill switch and I need some help.
What I am trying to do (in general):
My goal is to set up a very strict ...
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How to Install Google Chrome on Kali Linux ARM64 Virtual Machine on macOS Host [migrated]
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Hello everyone,
I hope you are all well. I'm currently facing an issue with installing Google Chrome on my Kali Linux virtual machine and would appreciate some help.
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Host OS: macOS with ...
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John the Ripper not working properly
I am new to JTR and am currently trying to crack some passworts I generated.
Because I am new to JTR, I wanted to start by hashing a simple password like "Cat", write it in a file named pw....
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Why is Kali released as a VM?
I have completed a few Bug Bounty tutorials. All of them use Kali Linux installed on VMs. Either VirtualBox or VMWare. Is there a reason why Web App Pen testing would be done from a VM? I'm just ...
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Trying to ret2text on 64bit program issues, can't jump to shell
Here is the elf summary of the program:
Arch: amd64-64-little
RELRO: Partial RELRO
Stack: No canary found
NX: NX enabled
PIE: No PIE (0x400000)
This is the ...
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Program segfaults when ran with GDB
this is my first time posting a question here, so forgive me if I don't give enough details. I will provide any extra details that are requested.
Basically, I'm practicing a buffer overflow, and I'm ...
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kali linux encrypting passwords with yescrypt - how to change?
I'm using John The Ripper for password cracking and adding new users/passwords to test it out. When I create a new user and password, the hash starts with $y$ which is from yescrypt. When testing a ...
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Objectively, what can you do on kali that you can't do on a mac?
What is so special about kali?
Is there some suite that just run on kali and won't on other distros/mac?
Is it just marketed better to the infosec community?
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Tp Link Wireless adapter doesn't want to transmit deauth packets after a fresh installation of Kali Linux
I have a TP-Link TL-WN727N wireless adapter that works out of the box with Kali Linux (I'm using a VM) which I have been using for quite some time. This card has worked flawlessly ever since I first ...
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How to perform MitM against SSL/TLS when certificate owned?
Performing a local network man-in-the-middle (MitM) attack is fairly straightforward, especially when the traffic is unencrypted HTTP. There are other approaches to encrypted SSL/TLS HTTPS connections,...
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How to detect a firewall used
I was scanning a network with Nmap.
I'm looking for advanced commands for detecting firewalls.
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Is it possible to spoof a service running on a port in Ubuntu?
I was looking into the idea of port spoofing, and I came across this
GitHub repository. I'm mainly looking to disguise my computer as something else, whereas this program opens every TCP port and ...
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Low-privilege account and sudo permissions
One common security practice is creating a low privilege account to work from, when not installing any tools or making system changes. This question is more towards penetration testing platforms. In ...
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aircrack-ng on Raspberry pi 3 and WiFi adapter
I am just getting into ethical hacking and cybersecurity and would like some advice regarding USB Wi-Fi adapter. I am hacking on Raspberry PI 3 which is running Kali Linux. Furthermore, I have been ...
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How to install Java 8 on Kali Nethunter [closed]
Guys I need to install jdk 8 for my programs to work better, many programs do not support the version higher than Java 8 so I want to install Java 8 to run better, I tried to install via apt-get, but ...
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