Notes

• We will be using Kali Linux in this class
  • Kali is Debian based
• Common Scripting languages
  • Python
    • Very versatile, many libraries
  • Bash
    • We will be using Bash most of the time in this class.
    • Native to UNIX / Linux
    • Stands for Bourne Again Shell
  • JavaScript
    • Mostly used for web pages
    • Works well with HTML and CSS
  • PowerShell
    • Built on .NET framework
    • Object oriented

Vocabulary & Key Terms

Virtual Machine (VM)

A virtual operating system running on top of a hypervisor

Hypervisor

A Hypervisor is software that allows a host machine to create and run VMs

• Proxmox
• VMWare
• VirtuialBox

Operating System (OS)

An Operating System manages:

• Memory
• Processes
• All software
• All hardware
  Common Operating Systems are:
• Microsoft Windows
• macOS
• Linux
• IOS
• Android
• ChromeOS

Commands, Tools, or Techniques

Useful Commands

• pwd (Prints working directory)
• mkdir ( Creates a directory within the current directory)
• cd (changes the current working directory)
• ls (Displays all files and directories in the current directory)
• ls -l (Lists files & file permissions)
• clear (Clears text from the terminal)
• touch (Creates a file without entering a text editor)
• mv (Moves a file or directory)
• sudo (runs command with administrator privileges after authentication)
• chmod (Changes permissions on files)

Logging into the Cyber Range

1. Go to https://range.leahycenter.org
2. Enter your Champlain email to be sent a one time code
3. Enter your proxmox username and password.
4. Use the realm outreach.local
5. Login

Adding a new user

1. use sudo su to become superuser
2. type adduser <user_name> to create a user
3. Set the password (the adduser command will ask for the password)
4. Add the user to the sudo group using usermod -aG sudo <user_name>

Useful Resources

• https://www.kali.org/tools/

Slides

• Mod 2_ Intro to VMs and Kali Linux (Slides)