Kali Linux is a Debian-based Linux distribution designed for digital forensics and penetration testing. It contains over 600 penetration testing tools, is free and open source, and is maintained by Offensive Security Ltd. Kali Linux was rebuilt in 2013 to adhere to Debian development standards and is specifically tailored for security professionals to use in penetration testing and auditing.

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2.  Kali Linux is a Debian-derived Linux
distribution designed for digital forensics and
penetration testing. It is maintained and
funded by Offensive Security Ltd. Mati
Aharoni, Devon Kearns and Raphaël Hertzog
are the core developers.

4.  Kali Linux was released on the 13th March,
2013 as a complete, top-to-bottom rebuild of
Backtrack Linux, adhering completely to
Debian development standards.

6.  More than 600 penetration testing tools
included
 Free and always will be
 Open source Git tree
 FHS compliant
 Wide-ranging wireless device support
 Developed in a secure environment
 GPG signed packages and repositories
 Multi-language support
 Completely customizable

7.  Kali Linux is specifically tailored to the needs
of penetration testing professionals, and
therefore all documentation on this site
assumes prior knowledge of, and familiarity
with, the Linux operating system in general.

8.  Security engineer mostly uses it but some
people uses it for haking.

9.  Kali is a Linux distribution specifically geared
towards professional penetration testing and
security auditing and as such, it is NOT a
recommended distribution for those
unfamiliar with Linux.