From ad678a10cefeb1b570cfea4ef2cfbb9e5f44b4ce Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Rohith Date: Thu, 8 Nov 2018 16:42:16 +0530 Subject: [PATCH] Add the topic "penetration testing tool" to the article (#21240) short note on kali linux --- guide/english/security/penetration-testing/index.md | 4 ++++ 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+) diff --git a/guide/english/security/penetration-testing/index.md b/guide/english/security/penetration-testing/index.md index 7b63ffee13..69bbd4dddb 100644 --- a/guide/english/security/penetration-testing/index.md +++ b/guide/english/security/penetration-testing/index.md @@ -53,6 +53,10 @@ Before doing a penetration test, it is recommended that you put down the scope o - Your company has a VPN or any other remote access techniques and you want to test that particular point. - Your application has webservers with databases, so you might want to get it tested for SQL injection attacks which is one of the most crucial tests on a webserver. In addition, you can check if your webserver is immune to DoS attacks. +## Penetration testing tools + +The most flexible and powerful tool used for penetration testing is **kali** linux operating system .With the kali linux os pentration tester gets a flexible platform to perform the panoply of penetration task such as enumerating a target,identifying vulnerabilities,and exploiting targets in a networked environment + ## Quick Tips Before going ahead with a penetration test, you should keep the following points in mind −