Kali Linux is a nice Debian-based security distribution of Linux. It's amazingly flexible, and it works on just about any platform.

This page contains some notes for Kali.

Wifi Data Project

Notes on Wifi Data Project

Notes by Topic

Booting

Notes on booting to Kali:

Kali/Dual Boot OS X - notes on how I set up a dual boot MacBook Pro with OS X and Kali

Kali/Live USB - how to make a live-boot USB stick for Kali Linux

Installing

Notes on installing Kali

Kali/Installing - page with info on installing Kali Linux

Kali/Post Install - the immediate post-install procedure for Kali Linux

Kali/Fixes - description of various fixes to things, done right after installation and first boot

Persistent USB

Setting up a persistent Kali USB:

Kali/Persistent USB

Networking

Kali Network Debugging - notes on what to look for and where to check when you are debugging a broken network in Kali

Kali/Wireless - notes on wireless networking in kali...

Raspberry Pi

Getting up and running with a headless Raspberry Pi running Kali: Kali Raspberry Pi/Headless

Using a Raspberry Pi using Kali: Kali Raspberry Pi

Kali Top 10

The Kali Top 10

Beginning with Aircrack

Then moving on to Wireshark

Next is John the Ripper

Also Nmap

Also MSF (metasploit framework), and its gui Armitage

Coming up on the radar is Dsniff and SQLMap

Web stuff with Burp Suite and OWASP Zap

Wordlists

There are some wordlists that come packaged with Kali: Kali/Wordlists

There are other resources on the internet related to wordlists:

Notes by Date

Summer 2015

Kali 2015-06-16

Kali 2015-06-17 - ssh server, dotfiles

Kali 2015-06-18 - user accounts, dotfiles

Kali 2015-07-24 - dual boot kali and mac os x on a macbook pro, and debug network problems

Kali 2015-07-25 - fixing Kali wired network, failing to fix Kali wireless

Kali 2015-07-26 - Kali on a Raspberry Pi

Kali 2015-07-27 - Kali wireless FIXED

Kali 2015-07-28 - WEP cracking

Kali 2015-07-29 - WPA cracking

Kali 2015-07-30 - WPA cracking (success)

Kali 2015-07-31 - aircrack and john

Kali 2015-08-01 - aircrack and john, arp poisoning

Kali 2015-08-02 - Pyrit on AWS, arp poisoning

Kali 2015-08-03 - wireshark, reverse SSH with Raspberry Pi

Kali 2015-08-15 - debugging wireless with Kali 2.0

Kali 2015-08-16 - Python wireless tools

Kali 2015-08-18 - John the Ripper working in Kali 2.0

Kali 2015-08-21 - Widy gadget and Wireless/Python scripting

Kali 2015-08-24 - Evil Twin attack configuration, and Man in the Middle/Evil Twin attack (no success)

Kali 2015-08-25 - Man in the Middle with Ettercap, taking wireless out of the picture. (no success)

Kali 2015-08-27 - Man in the Middle with dsniff

Winter 2016

Kali 2016-03-11 - notes/planning

Kali 2016-03-12 - more planning, networking