Kali linux - tmansfield42/Tech-Journal GitHub Wiki

Sudo: allows you to have administrative privileges despite admin status

Ctrl + L: clears everything

Man: shows manual for command. Ex. “man nmap”

Nmap: network map; allows you to detect anything connected to a network.

-O enables OS detection (you can see what operating system devices are on)

-sT uses TCP which requires 3 way handshake

-sS doesn't actually connect with server (does not send ack packet back)

-A incorporates multiple commands into one. OS detection, version detection, script scanning and traceroute.

-D (decoy)

Ifconfig: shows ip address and other network data, same as ipconfig in windows cmd

msfconsole: starts metasploit

-search x (x would be an exploit within metasploit that you're trying to look for

-use x (x would be the name of the exploit OR it could be # of the exploit on the list, i.e. 0, 1, 2)

-show options: shows options

-set x (set one of the variables within the exploit, ex. set RHOSTS < ip >, set USERNAME < username >, etc.

-exploit: runs exploit