hi, infosec student here, I've been using Kali as I go through
coursework but I have need of installing a new os today and I have a couple of questions. first, is there anything better than kali that's maybe not so well known or even public? a private distro would be rad.
or should I just install my usual Arch and add toolsets piece-meal? the latter is where I'm leaning, I looked at blackarch and it suuuuuucked
but I know I can just add the repo to a normal arch install.
thanks in advance for your advice!
It really depends on what you are DOING and what you need from the OS. You know, if you are doing a literal pen test for your company, Kali might be perfect out of the box. To answer your question, some people like blackArch. Its built on Arch Linux instead of Ubuntu and can either be installed via command line or theres an ISO you can grab.
I a couple other tools I use, and why;
a Whonix VM - A software that can anonymize everything you do online. When I'm doing anything that requires complete anonymity I spin up Whonix and make sure that I'm behind both their gateway and workstation. It can be used for both .onion browsing behind Tor, among other tools to send, receive and disseminate data without giving up any info.
Kodachi Linux - This is a distro that runs behind a VPN [or three] and has anonymity build into the OS... it can be turned off, if needed. It also has a cool self-destruct feature that you can arm or set off if needed.
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