Overview
Kali Linux (formerly known as BackTrack Linux) is an open-source, Debian-based Linux distribution aimed at advanced Penetration Testing and Security Auditing. It does this by providing common tools, configurations, and automations which allows the user to focus on the task that needs to be completed, not the surrounding activity.
Kali Linux contains industry specific modifications as well as several hundred tools targeted towards various Information Security tasks, such as Penetration Testing, Security Research, Computer Forensics, Reverse Engineering, Vulnerability Management and Red Team Testing.
Kali Linux is a multi-platform solution, accessible and freely available to information security professionals and hobbyists.
Highlights
- Advanced penetration testing platform
- Hundreds of security tools
- Cloud-Init support for customized configuration
Details
Typical total price
$0.038/hour
Pricing
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Instance type | Product cost/hour | EC2 cost/hour | Total/hour |
|---|---|---|---|
m6g.medium Recommended | $0.00 | $0.038 | $0.038 |
m6g.large | $0.00 | $0.077 | $0.077 |
m6g.xlarge | $0.00 | $0.154 | $0.154 |
m6g.2xlarge | $0.00 | $0.308 | $0.308 |
m6g.4xlarge | $0.00 | $0.616 | $0.616 |
m6g.8xlarge | $0.00 | $1.232 | $1.232 |
m6g.12xlarge | $0.00 | $1.848 | $1.848 |
m6g.16xlarge | $0.00 | $2.464 | $2.464 |
m6g.metal | $0.00 | $2.464 | $2.464 |
m6gd.medium | $0.00 | $0.045 | $0.045 |
Additional AWS infrastructure costs
Type | Cost |
|---|---|
EBS General Purpose SSD (gp2) volumes | $0.10/per GB/month of provisioned storage |
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Delivery details
64-bit (Arm) Amazon Machine Image (AMI)
Amazon Machine Image (AMI)
An AMI is a virtual image that provides the information required to launch an instance. Amazon EC2 (Elastic Compute Cloud) instances are virtual servers on which you can run your applications and workloads, offering varying combinations of CPU, memory, storage, and networking resources. You can launch as many instances from as many different AMIs as you need.
Version release notes
This listing is based on Kali Linux (2024.3 - rolling) ARM64
Release: 2024-09-11 Changelog: https://www.kali.org/blog/kali-linux-2024-3-release/
Credentials information: https://www.kali.org/docs/introduction/default-credentials/
For more information about upgrading, please see: https://www.kali.org/docs/general-use/updating-kali/
Additional details
Usage instructions
Once your instance is running, connect to it with your SSH private key using the "kali" account.
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