We only need the Gateway image, as we will be using Kali as our workstation rather than the Whonix Workstation environment. Whonix provides an OVA file which can be opened and configured within VirtualBox. 'Kali 64 bit' should work for most users. We can download it here, choosing the correct architecture (32- or 64-bit) and the desktop environment of our choice. In order to virtualize Kali, we'll need a Kali disc image. It can be downloaded from here, or it can be installed on a Debian-based Linux distro such as Kali with the following command.

It runs on Windows, OS X, and is available in the repositories of most Linux distributions. VirtualBox is used for all virtualization within this tutorial. Tor is an effective traffic obfuscation network, and while Tor Browser alone cannot support a hacker's behavior, we can use Whonix to route the entirety of our Kali Linux traffic over the Tor network.įinally, in order to add a further level of anonymity, we can combine a VPN with Tor in order to further obfuscate our host traffic and prevent against Tor Deanonymization Attacks.

Running Kali Linux in a virtual machine can be an ideal hacking platform for launching attacks, but is only as anonymous or private as the connection used.

By routing all traffic over Tor and reducing the threat of malicious entrance and exit nodes with a VPN, we can configure Kali to become thoroughly private and anonymous. Hacking from a host machine without any form of proxying is reckless for a hacker, and in a penetration test, could lead to an important IP address becoming quickly blacklisted by the target.

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