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Kali Linux 2024.4 released (www.kali.org)

submitted 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Kali Linux is an open-source, Debian-based Linux distribution geared towards various information security tasks, such as Penetration Testing, Security Research, Computer Forensics and Reverse Engineering.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

Kali is secure as in once it's configured, it cannot be accessed without creds, keys etc. That meets the definition of 'secure'. It's just Linux with a bunch of pre installed packages.

Of course something can always be more secure. But saying Kali isn't secure is like me saying your PC isn't secure because it isn't air gapped like my most secure PC.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

PCs aren't secure. Linux default isnt secure. Kali has so many apps/tools installed by default that it isnt comparable to default Linux. It has massive attack surface and no security design, therefore calling it secure isn't accurate.

If no effort was put into the security design of an OS, why call it secure?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 20 hours ago* (last edited 20 hours ago) (1 children)

Okay if I turned off password auth, just used keys, disabled the Kali user and root login, how are you breaking in? Where's the vulnerability? Which cve or cwe are you able to exploit?

A large attack surface doesn't mean insecure. It just means less secure.

Source: I literally pentest for a living. No, I don't even use Kali on a regular basis.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

My point exactly. A large attack surface means less secure. My point was that Kali isn't focused on being a secure OS. It is all about the tools. Even without a vulnerability, a secure OS should protect against unknowns.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 hours ago

You failed to answer my question. You're clearly missing the point intentionally. You're either a troll or retarded.