Works well
I suspect the people marking this 1 star did not read the instructions and see the user required is `kali` not root or ec2-user.
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Broken
Does not work. I cannot connect to this instance via SSH. It must be set up incorrectly. Please don't use this Kali instance as it's broken and will not work.
Unleashing Power: A Review of Kali Linux
Kali Linux stands out as a robust penetration testing and security auditing platform. Its comprehensive toolkit and user-friendly interface make it invaluable for professionals in cybersecurity.
USER 'KALI' TO LOGIN VIA SSH
A number of previous ratings indicated that ssh login is a problem. Make sure you use the "kali" user for your ssh login.
I have had to uninstall and reinstall this 2 times now.
Kali has given the most issues since I have used it. I tried to install this 2 times and both times it has been very slow on usage so I terminated the instance 2 times now and trying to install a third time.
Unable to connect via SSH
I am unable to connect to the image (Kali Linux 2023.4) via SSH (I tried several users like root, ec2-user and kali). Firewall inbound rules are enabled to all protocols and hosts and the .pem file permission is restricted to 0600. I nevertheless cannot log in to SSH, neither through openssh nor through the web administration in AWS. I tried logging in via IP and DNS, yet nothing helped, not even assigning an Elastic IP. I kept getting an error when connecting via SSH:
Permission denied (publickey)
Moving on from AWS Kali Linux...
I have been using the Kali Linux AMI for my casual HTB/OSCP/other pentesting endeavors for the last 2 years. The ease of use has been (until now) extremely reliable.
Since upgrading my instance to 2023.4 though, I have experienced several catastrophic issues. My two year old instance after rebooting from the 2023.4 release would no longer pass the Instance Status Check and I was unable to connect to the Instance. I followed all AWS troubleshooting instructions for this topic, but none seemed to resolve the issue. I eventually cut my losses (losing two years of notes mind you) and terminated the instance and spun up a new one. I have now experienced the same Instance status check failure on two separate occasions and am now starting to doubt the reliability of this platform for what I use it with.
Yes - I already confirmed the security groups were configured correctly. This appears to be an issue since upgrading to 2023.4 Kali-rolling.
SSH problem
Please check SSH port, because I cannot ssh to new version of kali. Even if i open port in Security Group, I cannot ssh
Can't connect to the instance
I wasn't able to connect to Kali instance, either by SSH client or AWS console, altough I have followed the steps.
Best OS for pentesting
Nice to see Kali Linux on AWS it helps me a lot for Pentesting. I can recommend everyone this AMI.