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In this tutorial, you will learn of various steps that can be taken in order to harden Kali Linux for increased security. If you are new to Kali Linux or to penetration testing in general, the first step is to learn how to secure your own system, before attacking others. Of course, navigating through the tiny menus can be a little difficult, but luckily you can use the cursor and using your phone touchscreen as the touchpad/mouse for control.Although Kali Linux is notorious for being the distro of choice for penetration testers, hackers, and cyber security experts, it doesn’t mean that the operating system is not also vulnerable to exploits. That will launch Kali Desktop on your Mobile Phone in landscape mode, as shown below.Ĭongratulations! You are now running the full-featured Kali Linux operating system on your Android phone. Luckily most of the fields are filled automatically. Now, launch the Nethunter application and enter the settings shown in the image below.

Step 10: Connect to Kali Linux instance on Android To start Kex on your Android phone, run the command below: kex start Next, you will see a prompt to set a 'view-only password.' Type 'N' for no and hit Enter.

If you set a password of more than eight characters, it is truncated to 8 (by default). VNC passwords have a limit of up to 8 characters. Enable the Hacker's keyboard, as shown in the image below. Launch the Settings app on your phone and locate the ' Manage Keyboard' option. It also supports multitouch as the keyboard is based on AOSP Gingerbread soft keyboard. It comes with Arrow keys, Tab keys, Ctrl keys, and Esc keys. Unlike your standard Android keyboard, the Hacker's keyboard brings the keyboard's functionality on your laptop to your phone. Install Hacker's Keyboard by Klaus Weidner, as shown in the image below. You can easily download and install the APK file from the Nethunter Store website. The Nethunter Kex application will enable you to access the Desktop Interface for Kali Linux on your Android. We downloaded Termux from F-Droid for this post. The play store version for Termux no longer receives updates, and you will most likely run into errors when using the app. Even though Termux is readily available on Google Play Store, you are highly advised to download Termux from F-Droid or GitHub.

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