Today we have released the newest version of Kali Linux, 2021.3 (quarter #3), which is now ready for .
A summary of the are:
- - Following the footsteps of Kali-Docs, Kali-Tools has had a complete refresh
- - From adversary emulation, to subdomain takeover to Wi-Fi attacks
- - Plasma desktop received a version bump
OpenSSL: wide compatibility by default
Going forwards from Kali Linux 2021.3, OpenSSL has now been configured for wider compatibility to allow Kali to talk to as many services as possible. This means that legacy protocols (such as TLS 1.0 and TLS 1.1) and older ciphers are enabled by default. This is done to help increase Kali’s ability to talk to older, obsolete systems and servers that are still using these older protocols. This may potentially increase your options on available attack surfaces (if your target has these End of Life (EoL) services running, having then forgotten about them, what else could this uncover?). While this is not a configuration that would be good for a general purpose operating systems, this setting makes sense for Kali as it enables the user to engage and talk with more potential targets.
This setting is easy to modify via the command-line tool kali-tweaks though. Enter the Hardening section, and from there you can configure OpenSSL for Strong Security mode instead, which uses today’s current modern standard allowing for secure communication.
For more details, refer to the documentation: we moved our documentation over to our updated site!
We have refreshed every aspect of the previous site, giving a new, faster, layout, content, and system! The backend is now in a semi-automated state and more in the open, which like before, allows for anyone to help out and . Basic features like copy’n’paste and drag’n’drop between the host and the guest should now work out of the box. And this is really for everyone: VMware, VirtualBox, Hyper-V and QEMU+Spice. Did we forget anyone? Drop us a word on the . Open kali-tweaks in a terminal, select Virtualization, and if Kali is running under Hyper-V, you’ll see a setting to turn on Hyper-V Enhanced Session Mode. It’s now as simple as hitting Enter!
If you use this feature, make sure to visit , who spent a tremendous amount of time testing this feature, provided extremely detailed feedback all along, and even helped us with the documentation. Kudos Shane!
New Tools in Kali
It wouldn’t be a Kali release if there weren’t any new tools added! A quick run down of what’s been added (to the network repositories):
- - Scalable automated adversary emulation platform
- - Recon tool for discovering hostnames using OSINT techniques
- - Subdomain takeover
- . It is still experimental, hence the features are limited to USB attacks, and some basic functions. The hardware also has limitations, as such a small battery won’t supply enough voltage for any OTG adapters, so huge antennas won’t stick out of your wrist! The future is very promising, bringing support for Nexmon and internal bluetooth usage.
The image is available on our . Feel free to join the adventure!
Kali NetHunter Installation via Magisk
Thanks to the amazing work of . Any help is greatly appreciated!
Kali NetHunter installation step-by-step guide for our preferred device, the OnePlus 7
Our preferred device for Kali NetHunter is the OnePlus 7 running Android 10 (stock ROM).
For a step-by-step installation guide and links to all the files required to restore your phone to the latest stock Android 10 ROM, install TWRP, Magisk and Kali NetHunter, head over to our , which covers:
- Our , we now have a for it.
- for the Raspberry Pi Zero W based ).
- Additionally, the RaspberryPi Zero W based . This update brings an updated look, with a new application launcher and theme improvements. Here’s a preview of how it looks with Kali’s customization:
Kali-Docs Updates
Our documentation site, as well as the pages mentioned already in this blog post, the following other pages have received major changes:
GitLab Commit 2021
We participated in GitLab’s virtual conference this year and . Give it a watch!
Ampere & ARM
Following our with Ampere, we have now fully moved our ARM package building machines over to their hardware, and loving the speed increase! Thank you again to Ampere for the assistance! If you need some ARM servers give them a look! If they are nice enough to help us out this way, we are sure they will treat you good as well.
Upcoming Changes
Looking forward, we are going to be announcing the following changes:
- Kali-Menu refresh - We know you may not use it, but for the people who do, we are planning on making some major alterations in its structure. This will hopefully be live for testing in 2021.4, and then made default in a later release based on user response. You will be able to change the menu layout by using
kali-tweaks. If you want to provide input on this change, get engaged with us and make your voice heard! - Load Balancer (http.kali.org & cdimage.kali.org) - This handles apt packages as well as OS images. We will be switching from MirrorBrain to MirrorBits. We will be soon in touch with all the community mirror maintainers to give them notice of our infrastructure changes. If you would like to become a mirror, please see already!
Seasoned Kali Linux users are already aware of this, but for the those who are not, we do also produce . But we gladly take :
CONSOLE┌──(kali㉿kali)-[~]
└─$ echo "deb http://http.kali.org/kali kali-rolling main non-free contrib" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list
┌──(kali㉿kali)-[~]
└─$ sudo apt update && sudo apt -y full-upgrade
┌──(kali㉿kali)-[~]
└─$ cp -rbi /etc/skel/. ~
┌──(kali㉿kali)-[~]
└─$ [ -f /var/run/reboot-required ] && sudo reboot -f
You should now be on Kali Linux 2021.3. We can do a quick check by doing:
CONSOLE┌──(kali㉿kali)-[~]
└─$ grep VERSION /etc/os-release
VERSION="2021.3"
VERSION_ID="2021.3"
VERSION_CODENAME="kali-rolling"
┌──(kali㉿kali)-[~]
└─$ uname -v
#1 SMP Debian 5.10.46-4kali1 (2021-08-09)
┌──(kali㉿kali)-[~]
└─$ uname -r
5.10.0-kali9-amd64
NOTE: The output of
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- Kali-Menu refresh - We know you may not use it, but for the people who do, we are planning on making some major alterations in its structure. This will hopefully be live for testing in 2021.4, and then made default in a later release based on user response. You will be able to change the menu layout by using
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