Kali Raspberry Pi/Post Install

This is a guide to connecting to a headless installation of Kali Linux on a Raspberry Pi. General info about running Kali on the Pi here: Kali Raspberry Pi

More info about all-things Kali Linux: Kali

An older post-install procedure is given here: RaspberryPi/First_Steps

Post-Installation Procedure

The post-installation procedure that will be covered by the guide includes:

• update and install software
• set startup services
• set configuration for programs

Software Update

Kali uses aptitude as a software manager. Update all your packages, and upgrade your distribution:

apt-get update
apt-get -y dist-upgrade

Install Pi Toolbox

apt-get install vim
apt-get install 

Fix SSH Keys

OpenSSH server should be installed, but if it isn't:

apt-get install openssh-server

Remove any existing startup SSH service, and set the SSH service to run at SSH's default runlevel (that is, to run on boot):

update-rc.d -f ssh remove
update-rc.d -f ssh defaults

Next you will want to replace the default SSH keys provided on the SD card image. Move the old SSH keys somewhere else:

cd /etc/ssh/
mkdir insecure_original_default_kali_keys
mv ssh_host_* insecure_original_default_kali_keys/

And finally, make new SSH keys for this machine.

dpkg-reconfigure openssh-server

Non-Root User

No need to SSH as root, risking a total hijacking of the Pi. Make a non-root user who can sudo:

useradd charles
adduser charles sudo

Print info:

id charles

Next, disable root login via SSH.