Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install aeskeyfind on Kali Linux.
What is aeskeyfind
aeskeyfind is:
This program illustrates automatic techniques for locating 128-bit and
256-bit AES keys in a captured memory image.
The program uses various algorithms and also performs a simple entropy
test to filter out blocks that are not keys. It counts the number of
repeated bytes and skips blocks that have too many repeats.
This method works even if several bits of the key schedule have been
corrupted due to memory decay.
This package is useful to several activities, as forensics investigations.
There are three methods to install aeskeyfind on Kali Linux. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install aeskeyfind Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install aeskeyfind using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install aeskeyfindInstall aeskeyfind Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install aeskeyfind using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install aeskeyfindInstall aeskeyfind Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install aeskeyfind using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install aeskeyfind
How To Uninstall aeskeyfind on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the aeskeyfind package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove aeskeyfind
Uninstall aeskeyfind And Its Dependencies
To uninstall aeskeyfind and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove aeskeyfind
Remove aeskeyfind Configurations and Data
To remove aeskeyfind configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge aeskeyfind
Remove aeskeyfind configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove aeskeyfind configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge aeskeyfind
Dependencies
aeskeyfind have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install aeskeyfind package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
