Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install crowbar on Kali Linux.
What is crowbar
crowbar is:
This package contains Crowbar (formally known as Levye). It is a brute forcing
tool that can be used during penetration tests. It was developed to brute force
some protocols in a different manner according to other popular brute forcing
tools. As an example, while most brute forcing tools use username and password
for SSH brute force, Crowbar uses SSH key(s). This allows for any private keys
that have been obtained during penetration tests, to be used to attack other
SSH servers.
Currently Crowbar supports:
* OpenVPN (-b openvpn)
* Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) with NLA support (-b rdp)
* SSH private key authentication (-b sshkey)
* VNC key authentication (-b vpn)
There are three methods to install crowbar 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 crowbar Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install crowbar using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install crowbarInstall crowbar Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install crowbar using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install crowbarInstall crowbar 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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install crowbar using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install crowbar
How To Uninstall crowbar on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the crowbar package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove crowbar
Uninstall crowbar And Its Dependencies
To uninstall crowbar and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove crowbar
Remove crowbar Configurations and Data
To remove crowbar configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge crowbar
Remove crowbar configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove crowbar configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge crowbar
Dependencies
crowbar have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install crowbar package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
