Raspberry Pi as a Hacking Arsenal

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Raspberry Pi As A Hacking Arsenal Posted on 10/06/2014 IMG_0473 One really cool tool that I’ve had a lot of fun playing with is the Raspberry Pi. My buddy Aamir Lakhani and I recently went under contract for our second book covering how to run Kali Linux on a Raspberry Pi to perform various penetration testing scenarios. Here is a basic overview of the Raspberry Pi used as a security tool. The book should be out early next year. For those that haven’t heard of a Raspberry Pi, it’s a small computer that is dirt cheap and can be imaged for just about anything. For example, there are many penetration testing arsenals that have customized versions also known as “ARM” images that function nicely on the Raspberry Pi. The Raspberry Pi ARM images tend to not include as many tools as a full installation based on the need to meet the limited storage and processing capabilities offered by a Raspberry Pi. Purchasing a Raspberry Pi is pretty straight forward. You can find the basic B+ model for around 40 dollars on Amazon, however you only get the core system. Insert 6435OT_01_20 A Raspberry Pi B+ default system You will need a micro SD card to run an operating system as well as a power adapter for core requirements. There are four USB ports that are used for things like keyboards, mice, wireless adapters and so forth. The B+ module has one Ethernet port so you may want to pick up a USB to Ethernet or USB to Wireless adapter for things like man-in-the-middle attacks (the first screenshot in this post shows the Raspberry Pi as a man-in-the-middle tap). I found both of these adapters on amazon for around 10 dollars. 6435OT_01_03 USB to Ethernet adaptor There are bundles that include these items as well as various flavors of cases to protect your mini computer for around 80 bucks. One bundle I purchased included a ton of other additional wires, lights

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