Building Your Own Pentest Box: Part 2 – Setting Up Kali Linux

Background: Kali Linux is an open-source, Debian-based Linux distribution geared towards various information security tasks, such as Penetration Testing, Security Research, Computer Forensics and Reverse Engineering.


1. Run PowerShell as administrator and issue the commands below:

vagrant init kalilinux/rolling
vagrant up

2. Once completed, log in to the VM using the credentials below:

Username: vagrant

Password: vagrant

3. Check network settings by navigating to Kali VM -> Settings -> Network -> NAT Network.

Note: If you haven’t install vagrant , please see part 1 😊

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