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
$0.046/hour
Features and programs
Financing for AWS Marketplace purchases
Pricing
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Instance type | Product cost/hour | EC2 cost/hour | Total/hour |
|---|---|---|---|
t2.nano | $0.00 | $0.006 | $0.006 |
t2.micro AWS Free Tier | $0.00 | $0.012 | $0.012 |
t2.small | $0.00 | $0.023 | $0.023 |
t2.medium Recommended | $0.00 | $0.046 | $0.046 |
t2.large | $0.00 | $0.093 | $0.093 |
t2.xlarge | $0.00 | $0.186 | $0.186 |
t2.2xlarge | $0.00 | $0.371 | $0.371 |
t3.nano | $0.00 | $0.005 | $0.005 |
t3.micro AWS Free Tier | $0.00 | $0.01 | $0.01 |
t3.small | $0.00 | $0.021 | $0.021 |
Additional AWS infrastructure costs
Type | Cost |
|---|---|
EBS General Purpose SSD (gp2) volumes | $0.10/per GB/month of provisioned storage |
Vendor refund policy
This is a free product
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Delivery details
64-bit (x86) 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) AMD64
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. For more information, please see: https://www.kali.org/docs/introduction/default-credentials/
For more information about our AWS cloud image, please see: https://www.kali.org/docs/cloud/aws/
If you are performing penetration testing, please refer to the AWS Testing Request for more information: https://thinkwithwp.com/security/penetration-testing/
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Customer reviews
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.
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.